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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 Summary (Chapter 10 The Hapsburg Pickle, Chapter 11 The Leaving of Liverpool, Chapter 12 American Salt Wars).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which two vegetables were the most important in central Europe during the Hapsburg dynasty?
(a) Pickles and sauerkraut.
(b) Lettuce and carrots.
(c) Coleslaw and baked beans.
(d) Kim-chi and spinach.

3. Which country does the author write about in Chapter 12?
(a) France.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) USA.

4. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?
(a) Trout.
(b) Cod.
(c) Herring.
(d) Sole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had to be done to English bacon before one cooked it?

2. What is ketchup named after?

3. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

4. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?

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

(see the answer key)

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