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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10(Chapter 24 Ma, La, and Mao, Chapter 25 More Salt Than Fish, Chapter 26 Big Lake, Little Salt).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What European language group is Basque related to?
(a) Slavic.
(b) Germanic.
(c) Latin.
(d) None.

2. What fish did the Basque find was more valuable than whale meat?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Cod.
(c) Sole.
(d) Sardines.

3. Who is known as the most famous of Genoese sailors?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Arraggi Sacchi.
(d) Fernando Torres.

4. What country does the author return to in Chapter 23?
(a) USA.
(b) Israel.
(c) China.
(d) India.

5. What is the name of the island the Louisiana salt works owners bought?
(a) Avery Island.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) Dean Island.
(d) Mormon Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous company did a man named Birdseye form?

2. What is the main town of Merseyside?

3. What famous event happened in India in 1857?

4. What form of resistance did Gandhi develop while in jail?

5. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?

(see the answer key)

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