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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Summary (Chapter 3 Saltmen Hard as Codfish, Chapter 4 Salt's Salad Days).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) Papermaking.
(b) The compass.
(c) The radio.
(d) Gunpowder.

2. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?
(a) To protect the lining of their stomachs.
(b) To eliminate the bitterness.
(c) As a peace offering for the Gods.
(d) To increase fertility.

3. Which was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Chinese.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Egyptians.

4. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?
(a) By leaving brine out in the sun.
(b) By boiling brine in iron pans.
(c) By soaking the saltstone in drinking water.
(d) By chipping the salt stone into small pieces.

5. Why were dead bodies so important to the Egyptians?
(a) They were a reminder of how important life is.
(b) They were full of salt.
(c) They were the vessel which connected life to the afterlife.
(d) They needed the bones for sculptures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?

2. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?

3. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?

4. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

5. How do the Chinese refer to the system of harvesting the square crystals on the surface of the water?

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