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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 is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) Floating on the water.
(b) Salting it Away in the Adriatic.
(c) Foolish Wanderings in the Dead Sea.
(d) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.

2. What took over the Mediterranean Sea as the main trade route for salt?
(a) The Dead Sea.
(b) The Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Parmigiano-Reggiano more commonly known as?

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

4. What meat were the Celts best known for?

5. For which Italian city did the Barcelonans buy imported salt?

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