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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 county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

2. What other country developed a sauce similar to Garum?
(a) China.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) Japan.

3. Which two vegetables were the most important in central Europe during the Hapsburg dynasty?
(a) Pickles and sauerkraut.
(b) Lettuce and carrots.
(c) Kim-chi and spinach.
(d) Coleslaw and baked beans.

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

5. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?
(a) Cheshire.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Bury.
(d) Chester.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the salt wars start?

2. What do Parma locals combine milk curds with to make their cheese?

3. On which river are the Salzburg and Hallein salt mines located?

4. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

5. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way can American history be described as a constant struggle over salt?

3. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

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

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

6. Why is cod a perfect fish for salting?

7. How did ketchup develop into tomato ketchup?

8. What was the policy known as common salt?

9. How did the Ventian government maximize their profits from the salt trade?

10. What was Garum?

(see the answer keys)

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