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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which river are the Salzburg and Hallein salt mines located?
(a) The Riveria.
(b) The Danube.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Vltavska.

2. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) The Dean of Salt.
(b) Popping to the Mine.
(c) The Creation of a New World.
(d) Preseving Independence.

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

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

5. Which country does the author write about in Chapter 12?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) USA.
(d) Japan.

6. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.
(b) Foolish Wanderings in the Dead Sea.
(c) Salting it Away in the Adriatic.
(d) Floating on the water.

7. What European language group is Basque related to?
(a) None.
(b) Latin.
(c) Slavic.
(d) Germanic.

8. Which of the following Italian cities flourished after the fall of Rome?
(a) Venice.
(b) Naples.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

9. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
(a) The pig.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The cow.
(d) The dog.

10. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?
(a) Britain.
(b) Norway.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

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

12. What turns the brine into salt crystals?
(a) Photogenis.
(b) Over heating.
(c) Water drenching.
(d) Solar evaporation.

13. What culture is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Swedish.
(b) British.
(c) German.
(d) Norwegian.

14. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?
(a) The people's salt.
(b) Pleb salt.
(c) Common salt.
(d) Salt of the earth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two vegetables were the most important in central Europe during the Hapsburg dynasty?

2. What is the author discussing at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?

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

5. In which country is Salzburg a town?

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