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

2. In which state did Jefferson live?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) California.

3. What meat is Parma famous for producing?
(a) Ham.
(b) Steak.
(c) Tartar.
(d) Pork chops.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?

2. What is the title of Chapter 6?

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

4. Why were dead bodies so important to the Egyptians?

5. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?

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