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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. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?
(a) By leaving brine out in the sun.
(b) By chipping the salt stone into small pieces.
(c) By boiling brine in iron pans.
(d) By soaking the saltstone in drinking water.

2. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?
(a) Fennel.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Yoghurt.
(d) Olive oil.

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

4. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?
(a) Percussion drilling.
(b) Hotrod drilling.
(c) Capo drilling.
(d) Depth drilling.

5. What food is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Olive oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?

2. What meat were the Celts best known for?

3. In what way is Garum similar to soy sauce?

4. How do the Chinese refer to the system of harvesting the square crystals on the surface of the water?

5. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

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