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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10(Chapter 24 Ma, La, and Mao, Chapter 25 More Salt Than Fish, Chapter 26 Big Lake, Little Salt).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country was Matthias Schleiden from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Austria.
(d) Poland.

2. Which of the following type of fish is not commonly salted?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Capers
(c) Sole.
(d) Anchovies.

3. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
(a) Salt town.
(b) Salt river.
(c) Salt lime.
(d) Salt hole.

4. What does sodium become if one isolates the chemical chlorine?
(a) Carbon Monoxide.
(b) Nitrous Oxide.
(c) Bleach.
(d) Chlorine.

5. What is the title of Chapter 23?
(a) The Last Day of Zigong.
(b) A Useful Tool.
(c) Creating the New World.
(d) The Last Week in Pittsburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?

2. What color would the Celts paint their bodies when fighting?

3. What is the title of Chapter 13?

4. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?

5. How does one know if an English town was once a salt producing town?

(see the answer key)

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