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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 of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) The compass.
(b) The radio.
(c) Papermaking.
(d) Gunpowder.

2. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
(a) Salt hole.
(b) Salt town.
(c) Salt river.
(d) Salt lime.

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.
(b) Opening the Way for Others.
(c) The Salt of the Earth.
(d) A Sprinkle of Salt Goes a Long Way.

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

5. What turns the brine into salt crystals?
(a) Solar evaporation.
(b) Photogenis.
(c) Water drenching.
(d) Over heating.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?

2. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

3. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?

4. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

5. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?

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