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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8(Chapter 18 The Odium of Sodium, Chapter 19 The Mythology of Geology, Chapter 20 The Soil Never Sets On).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Appert sell his invention to?
(a) Friends.
(b) The army.
(c) The navy.
(d) Hospitals.

2. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?
(a) The British empire.
(b) The Spanish empire.
(c) The Aztec empire.
(d) The Mongol empire.

3. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Goylaya.
(c) Cordelia.
(d) Cardona.

4. What is the title of Chapter 21?
(a) Not Looking Back.
(b) Salt and the Great Soul.
(c) Hold Yourselves.
(d) The Last Day of Zigong.

5. What famous event happened in India in 1857?
(a) The Indian revolution.
(b) Pakistan independence.
(c) The Indian uprising.
(d) Indian independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which county colonized India for hundreds of years?

2. What subject does the author discuss in Chapter 19?

3. What did Appert invent?

4. What food is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?

5. What is the title of Chapter 15?

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