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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 Summary (Chapter 13 Salt and Independence, Chapter 14 Liberte, Egalite, Tax Breaks, Chapter 15 Preserving Independence).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What the area of Bohemia now called?
(a) Slovakia.
(b) Czech Republic.
(c) Australia.
(d) Slovenia.

3. Why did the British claim it was okay to kidnap American soldiers?
(a) They were not men of God.
(b) They had British wives.
(c) They were slave owners.
(d) They had deserted from the British Navy.

4. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?
(a) They celebrated their salary with a heavily salted meal.
(b) They used their money to buy salt for their families.
(c) They often saved up their money to buy salt mines.
(d) They were sometimes paid in salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries did not go to America to find salt?

2. What is the title of Chapter 16?

3. What country was Matthias Schleiden from?

4. Who did the Basques learn shipbuilding from?

5. In which country is Salzburg a town?

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