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

2. What is Ernest Jones famous for bring to Britain and the USA?
(a) Physiotherapy.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Saltstone.
(d) Psychoanalysis.

3. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?
(a) Oxidization.
(b) Lactic acid fermentation.
(c) Chloride fermentation.
(d) Acidization.

4. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
(a) Salt lime.
(b) Salt town.
(c) Salt river.
(d) Salt hole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?

2. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?

3. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?

4. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?

5. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

(see the answer key)

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