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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 did people find in the USA whilst looking for salt deposits?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coal.

2. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
(a) Salt hole.
(b) Salt lime.
(c) Salt river.
(d) Salt town.

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

4. How does one know if an English town was once a salt producing town?
(a) It has pool at the end of its name.
(b) It has a Cathedral.
(c) It now has closed off mines.
(d) It has wich at the end of its name.

5. What country was Matthias Schleiden from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?

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

3. What was the most popular fish in Europe between the 16th and 18th century?

4. What mammal did the Basque like to hunt?

5. Which two vegetables were the most important in central Europe during the Hapsburg dynasty?

(see the answer key)

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