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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 Summary (Chapter 5 Salting it Away in the Adriatic, Chapter 6, Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?
(a) A salt mine.
(b) A salt montain.
(c) A salt lake.
(d) An underground salt spring.

2. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?
(a) A mountain of salt.
(b) A sealake.
(c) A silver mine.
(d) A gold mine.

3. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?
(a) It damaged one's skin.
(b) It was addictive.
(c) It excited sexual desire.
(d) It killed brain power.

4. What group was the ruling class of Rome?
(a) The patricians.
(b) The regiments.
(c) The democrats.
(d) The plebeians.

5. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?
(a) USA.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?

2. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

3. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?

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

5. Who is known as the most famous of Genoese sailors?

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