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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8(Chapter 18 The Odium of Sodium, Chapter 19 The Mythology of Geology, Chapter 20 The Soil Never Sets On).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Jean Baptiste Colbert's role in the French government?
(a) Primeminister.
(b) Finance minister.
(c) Deputy minister.
(d) Foreign minister.

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

4. Why did the British claim it was okay to kidnap American soldiers?
(a) They were not men of God.
(b) They were slave owners.
(c) They had British wives.
(d) They had deserted from the British Navy.

5. Which town eventually conquered Veleia?
(a) Parma.
(b) Naples.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 6?

2. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?

3. How did the salt wars start?

4. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

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

(see the answer key)

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