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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 Summary (Chapter 7 Friday's Salt, Chapter 8 A Nordic Dream, Chapter 9 A Nordic Dream).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?
(a) Salted olive.
(b) Salted fish.
(c) Pickled gherkin.
(d) Pickled eggs.

2. What turns the brine into salt crystals?
(a) Over heating.
(b) Water drenching.
(c) Solar evaporation.
(d) Photogenis.

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

4. What county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did the Catholics ban the eating of meat?

2. Who is known as the most famous of Genoese sailors?

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

4. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?

5. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?

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