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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. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?
(a) To eliminate the bitterness.
(b) To protect the lining of their stomachs.
(c) As a peace offering for the Gods.
(d) To increase fertility.

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

3. What meat were the Celts best known for?
(a) Beef steak.
(b) Ham.
(c) Tartar steak.
(d) Bacon.

4. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
(a) The pig.
(b) The cow.
(c) The dog.
(d) The sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 5?

3. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?

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

5. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

(see the answer key)

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