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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What fish did the Basque find was more valuable than whale meat?
(a) Sole.
(b) Cod.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Sardines.
2. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Circero.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Pontius.
3. For which Italian city did the Barcelonans buy imported salt?
(a) Parma.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Genoa.
4. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?
(a) The Spanish empire.
(b) The British empire.
(c) The Mongol empire.
(d) The Aztec empire.
5. What vegetable did the French peasants serve lean blubber with?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Peas.
(d) Potatoes.
6. What did the purple dye represent?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Christians.
(c) Plebians.
(d) Homosexuals.
7. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?
(a) Trout.
(b) Cod.
(c) Sole.
(d) Herring.
8. What did the Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?
(a) Pleb salt.
(b) The people's salt.
(c) Common salt.
(d) Salt of the earth.
9. Why were dead bodies so important to the Egyptians?
(a) They were full of salt.
(b) They were a reminder of how important life is.
(c) They needed the bones for sculptures.
(d) They were the vessel which connected life to the afterlife.
10. How did the salt wars start?
(a) Salzburg closed their borders.
(b) Satzburg refused to sell salt to foreigners.
(c) Salzburg destroyed their salt mines.
(d) Salzburg tried to undercut their salt prices.
11. In which country is Salzburg a town?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Austria.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.
12. What meat is Parma famous for producing?
(a) Tartar.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Steak.
(d) Ham.
13. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?
(a) A salt mine.
(b) A salt lake.
(c) An underground salt spring.
(d) A salt montain.
14. In which state did Jefferson live?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.
15. In what way is Garum similar to soy sauce?
(a) It contained soy beans.
(b) It is a black liquid.
(c) It was a condiment used to salt food.
(d) It was used as a medicine.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?
2. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?
3. What food is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?
4. What is the name of the national dish of Poland?
5. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?
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