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

2. What two groups was Rome divided between?
(a) Normans and Romans.
(b) Patricians and plebeians.
(c) Celts and Huns.
(d) Gods and men.

3. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
(a) The sheep.
(b) The dog.
(c) The pig.
(d) The cow.

4. Which of the following Italian cities flourished after the fall of Rome?
(a) Naples.
(b) Venice.
(c) Milan.
(d) Florence.

5. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?
(a) Common salt.
(b) Salt of the earth.
(c) Pleb salt.
(d) The people's salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?

2. Which was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?

3. What took over the Mediterranean Sea as the main trade route for salt?

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

5. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?

(see the answer key)

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