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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 Summary (Chapter 5 Salting it Away in the Adriatic, Chapter 6, Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What meat is Parma famous for producing?
(a) Steak.
(b) Ham.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Tartar.

3. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?
(a) It killed brain power.
(b) It excited sexual desire.
(c) It was addictive.
(d) It damaged one's skin.

4. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?
(a) They were sometimes paid in salt.
(b) They often saved up their money to buy salt mines.
(c) They celebrated their salary with a heavily salted meal.
(d) They used their money to buy salt for their families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the purple dye represent?

2. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?

3. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?

4. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?

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

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