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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Basques learn shipbuilding from?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The Romans.
(c) The Vikings.
(d) The British.

2. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?
(a) Asia.
(b) North America.
(c) South America.
(d) Oceania.

3. What kind of sauce is Garum?
(a) Tomato sauce.
(b) Chili sauce.
(c) Cheese sauce.
(d) Fish sauce.

4. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?
(a) Copper.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Pine wood.
(d) Steel.

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

6. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?
(a) Chester.
(b) Cheshire.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Bury.

7. What is the name of the national dish of Poland?
(a) Nakladany Hermelin.
(b) Tartar.
(c) Bigos.
(d) Plethora.

8. What county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) Sweden.
(d) France.

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

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

11. What two groups was Rome divided between?
(a) Normans and Romans.
(b) Gods and men.
(c) Celts and Huns.
(d) Patricians and plebeians.

12. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
(a) The dog.
(b) The pig.
(c) The cow.
(d) The sheep.

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

14. 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.

15. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Dean wren.
(c) James Cook.
(d) Marco Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?

2. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?

3. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?

4. Which culture was known to have a God of Salt?

5. Which salted dish became particularly popular throughout Europe?

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