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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. What famous American had Parmesan shipped to America?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjaman Franklyn,

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?

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

3. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?

4. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

5. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?

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