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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. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?
(a) The salted fish trade.
(b) The Garum sauce trade.
(c) The saltstone trade.
(d) The tartar steak trade.

2. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?
(a) Norway.
(b) Britain.
(c) Spain.
(d) Germany.

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

4. What other country developed a sauce similar to Garum?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Japan.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) China.

5. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?
(a) The Mongol empire.
(b) The Aztec empire.
(c) The Spanish empire.
(d) The British empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?

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

3. What do Parma locals combine milk curds with to make their cheese?

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

5. What food is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?

(see the answer key)

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