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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 was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Chinese.
(d) The Egyptians.

2. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?
(a) Sand stone and marble.
(b) Marble and soap.
(c) Soap and quartz.
(d) Lime stome and quartz.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?

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

4. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?

5. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

(see the answer key)

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