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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.
(b) The Salt of the Earth.
(c) Opening the Way for Others.
(d) A Sprinkle of Salt Goes a Long Way.

2. What do the French age their cheese in?
(a) Catacombs.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Barrels.
(d) Coffee jars.

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

4. How does one know if an English town was once a salt producing town?
(a) It has pool at the end of its name.
(b) It now has closed off mines.
(c) It has wich at the end of its name.
(d) It has a Cathedral.

5. Who is known as the most famous of Genoese sailors?
(a) Arraggi Sacchi.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) Fernando Torres.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

6. What fish did the Basque find was more valuable than whale meat?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Cod.
(c) Sole.
(d) Sardines.

7. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?
(a) Copper.
(b) Steel.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Pine wood.

8. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?
(a) Lime stome and quartz.
(b) Marble and soap.
(c) Soap and quartz.
(d) Sand stone and marble.

9. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?
(a) Oceania.
(b) South America.
(c) North America.
(d) Asia.

10. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?
(a) ham.
(b) Butter.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Chocolate.

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

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

13. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Circero.
(d) Pontius.

14. What kind of sauce is Garum?
(a) Tomato sauce.
(b) Fish sauce.
(c) Cheese sauce.
(d) Chili sauce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?

2. What two groups was Rome divided between?

3. What meat is Parma famous for producing?

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

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

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