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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. 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) Chipping and licking.
(d) Carving and holing.

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

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

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

5. How did the plebeians usually make their money?
(a) Through writings.
(b) Through performing.
(c) Through labor work.
(d) Through begging.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of sauce is Garum?

3. What turns the brine into salt crystals?

4. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?

5. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?

(see the answer key)

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