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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. What did the purple dye represent?
(a) Homosexuals.
(b) Christians.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Plebians.

2. What group was the ruling class of Rome?
(a) The regiments.
(b) The patricians.
(c) The democrats.
(d) The plebeians.

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

4. What kind of sauce is Garum?
(a) Fish sauce.
(b) Chili sauce.
(c) Tomato sauce.
(d) Cheese sauce.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?

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

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

5. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

(see the answer key)

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