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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?
(a) Fennel.
(b) Olive oil.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Yoghurt.

4. Who is Saint Barbara the patron saint of?
(a) German salt miners.
(b) British sailors.
(c) German sailors.
(d) German salt traders.

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

6. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) USA.
(d) France.

7. What meat were the Celts best known for?
(a) Ham.
(b) Beef steak.
(c) Tartar steak.
(d) Bacon.

8. What famous American had Parmesan shipped to America?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Benjaman Franklyn,
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

10. What is the title of Chapter 13?
(a) Salt and Independence.
(b) What is Freedom?
(c) Liberte, Egalite, Tax Breaks.
(d) Preserving Independece.

11. What is the title of Chapter 15?
(a) The Creation of a New World.
(b) Preseving Independence.
(c) Popping to the Mine.
(d) The Dean of Salt.

12. Which of the following Italian cities flourished after the fall of Rome?
(a) Florence.
(b) Venice.
(c) Milan.
(d) Naples.

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

14. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?
(a) Soap and quartz.
(b) Marble and soap.
(c) Sand stone and marble.
(d) Lime stome and quartz.

15. What took over the Mediterranean Sea as the main trade route for salt?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Dead Sea.
(c) The Indian Ocean.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?

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

3. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?

4. What color would the Celts paint their bodies when fighting?

5. Which salted dish became particularly popular throughout Europe?

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