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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 is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Olive oil.
(d) Pizza.

2. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) USA.
(d) Spain.

3. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?
(a) The Yangtze.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The Yangez.
(d) The Green River.

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

5. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?
(a) Percussion drilling.
(b) Hotrod drilling.
(c) Depth drilling.
(d) Capo drilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?

2. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?

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

4. What is the name of the salt lake the Chinese fought over?

5. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?

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