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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7( Chapter 16 The War between the Salts, Chapter 17 Red Salt).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did a group of speculators find salt deposits underground?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) New York.

3. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) Popping to the Mine.
(b) The Dean of Salt.
(c) The Creation of a New World.
(d) Preseving Independence.

4. What prevents salt from absorbing into meat?
(a) Condensation.
(b) Blood.
(c) Bone.
(d) Fat.

5. What was the most popular fish in Europe between the 16th and 18th century?
(a) Cod.
(b) Herring.
(c) Trout.
(d) Sardines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?

2. What is the title of Chapter 13?

3. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?

4. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?

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

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