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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What the area of Bohemia now called?
(a) Australia.
(b) Slovenia.
(c) Slovakia.
(d) Czech Republic.

3. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?
(a) Sole.
(b) Herring.
(c) Trout.
(d) Cod.

4. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Butter.
(d) ham.

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

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

7. What do the French age their cheese in?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Catacombs.
(c) Coffee jars.
(d) Barrels.

8. What is the author discussing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Gold mines.
(b) Salt mines.
(c) The great lakes.
(d) The great rivers.

9. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) The compass.
(b) The radio.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Papermaking.

10. What color would the Celts paint their bodies when fighting?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

11. In which state did Jefferson live?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

12. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?
(a) Norway.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Britain.

13. Which salted dish became particularly popular throughout Europe?
(a) Pasties.
(b) Chutney.
(c) Sauerkraut.
(d) Kim-chi.

14. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?
(a) They celebrated their salary with a heavily salted meal.
(b) They used their money to buy salt for their families.
(c) They were sometimes paid in salt.
(d) They often saved up their money to buy salt mines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Parma locals combine milk curds with to make their cheese?

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

3. What is the main town of Merseyside?

4. In which country is Salzburg a town?

5. What Irish dish became the official meat of the British navy?

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