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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Summary (Chapter 3 Saltmen Hard as Codfish, Chapter 4 Salt's Salad Days).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Circero.
(c) Augustus.
(d) Pontius.

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

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

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

5. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?
(a) By leaving brine out in the sun.
(b) By chipping the salt stone into small pieces.
(c) By boiling brine in iron pans.
(d) By soaking the saltstone in drinking water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

2. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

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

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

5. What color would the Celts paint their bodies when fighting?

(see the answer key)

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