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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 Summary (Chapter 5 Salting it Away in the Adriatic, Chapter 6, Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Chinese refer to the system of harvesting the square crystals on the surface of the water?
(a) Chipping and licking.
(b) Filing and combing.
(c) Dragging and gathering.
(d) Carving and holing.

2. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) Gunpowder.
(b) The radio.
(c) Papermaking.
(d) The compass.

3. What is Parmigiano-Reggiano more commonly known as?
(a) Cheddar cheese.
(b) Parmesan cheese.
(c) Stilton cheese.
(d) Parma ham.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous American had Parmesan shipped to America?

2. What two groups was Rome divided between?

3. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?

4. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?

5. In what way is Garum similar to soy sauce?

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