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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 is the direct translation of Via Salaria?
(a) Salt road.
(b) Salt river.
(c) Salt freeway.
(d) Salt path.

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

3. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?
(a) Lactic acid fermentation.
(b) Chloride fermentation.
(c) Oxidization.
(d) Acidization.

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

5. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?
(a) The people's salt.
(b) Common salt.
(c) Pleb salt.
(d) Salt of the earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?

2. What turns the brine into salt crystals?

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

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

5. What other country developed a sauce similar to Garum?

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