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

2. What kind of sauce is Garum?
(a) Chili sauce.
(b) Tomato sauce.
(c) Fish sauce.
(d) Cheese sauce.

3. How do the Chinese refer to the system of harvesting the square crystals on the surface of the water?
(a) Dragging and gathering.
(b) Filing and combing.
(c) Chipping and licking.
(d) Carving and holing.

4. What meat were the Celts best known for?
(a) Tartar steak.
(b) Beef steak.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Ham.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the purple dye represent?

3. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

4. Which of the following Italian cities flourished after the fall of Rome?

5. What two groups was Rome divided between?

(see the answer key)

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