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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?
(a) Vinegar.
(b) Yoghurt.
(c) Fennel.
(d) Olive oil.

2. What is Ernest Jones famous for bring to Britain and the USA?
(a) Psychoanalysis.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Physiotherapy.
(d) Saltstone.

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

4. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?
(a) The salted fish trade.
(b) The saltstone trade.
(c) The tartar steak trade.
(d) The Garum sauce trade.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?

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

4. What county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What two groups was Rome divided between?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did pilgrims in New England rely so heavily on salt?

2. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

3. What was the policy known as common salt?

4. In what way was meat an essential part of central Europe rather than salt?

5. Why was the castle of Cardona built on a mountainside?

6. Why was salt in such high demand in Britain?

7. What did the Japanese used to believe about salt?

8. How did salt become one of the first mediums of exchange?

9. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

10. How did the Basques discover cod?

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