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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. What subject does the author discuss in Chapter 19?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Physiology.
(d) Geology.

2. What did Union forces destroy in West Virginia in 1862?
(a) The tobacco plantation.
(b) The salt works.
(c) The steel works.
(d) The Virginia university.

3. How did the British create serious salt shortages during the American War for Independence?
(a) They blockaded American ports.
(b) They befriended the Native Indians.
(c) They took over all the towns with salt industries.
(d) They blew up the salt mines.

4. Why was cod such an important find?
(a) It was plentiful.
(b) It has little fat.
(c) It was cheap to prodice.
(d) They are easy to breed.

5. What Irish dish became the official meat of the British navy?
(a) Corned beef.
(b) Danish bacon.
(c) Cure ham.
(d) Tartar steak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?

2. What is the title of Chapter 18?

3. What two groups was Rome divided between?

4. Which was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?

5. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?

(see the answer key)

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