Salt: A World History Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Salt: A World History Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?
(a) The Spanish empire.
(b) The British empire.
(c) The Aztec empire.
(d) The Mongol empire.

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) A Sprinkle of Salt Goes a Long Way.
(b) Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between.
(c) The Salt of the Earth.
(d) Opening the Way for Others.

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

5. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?
(a) Goylaya.
(b) Cardona.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Cordelia.

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

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

8. On what day did the Catholics ban the eating of meat?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Sundays.
(c) Thurdays.
(d) Mondays.

9. What did the purple dye represent?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Plebians.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Christians.

10. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) The American Salt Wars.
(b) The German Sauerkraut.
(c) The Leaving of Liverpool.
(d) The Hapsburg Pickle.

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

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

13. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?
(a) An underground salt spring.
(b) A salt montain.
(c) A salt lake.
(d) A salt mine.

14. Which of the following countries did the Hapsburgs not rule over?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Poland.
(c) Czech Republic.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?

2. What meat were the Celts best known for?

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

4. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?

5. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

(see the answer keys)

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