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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 food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?
(a) Pickled gherkin.
(b) Salted fish.
(c) Salted olive.
(d) Pickled eggs.

2. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?
(a) Steel.
(b) Pine wood.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Copper.

3. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?
(a) Cardona.
(b) Cordelia.
(c) Goylaya.
(d) Genoa.

4. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?
(a) It killed brain power.
(b) It excited sexual desire.
(c) It was addictive.
(d) It damaged one's skin.

5. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Opening the Way for Others.
(b) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.
(c) The Salt of the Earth.
(d) A Sprinkle of Salt Goes a Long Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other country developed a sauce similar to Garum?

2. What took over the Mediterranean Sea as the main trade route for salt?

3. What turns the brine into salt crystals?

4. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?

5. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?

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