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

2. What turns the brine into salt crystals?
(a) Over heating.
(b) Water drenching.
(c) Solar evaporation.
(d) Photogenis.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

4. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

5. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?

(see the answer key)

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