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

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

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

4. What color would the Celts paint their bodies when fighting?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?

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

4. What is the name of the salt lake the Chinese fought over?

5. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

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