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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 did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Yoghurt.
(d) Fennel.

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

3. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?
(a) The Green River.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The Yangez.
(d) The Yangtze.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?

2. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?

3. What kind of sauce is Garum?

4. What is Ernest Jones famous for bring to Britain and the USA?

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

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