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

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

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

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

5. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?
(a) Cordelia.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Cardona.
(d) Goylaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What meat were the Celts best known for?

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

3. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?

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

5. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?

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