2. 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.

3. What vegetable did the French peasants serve lean blubber with?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Peas.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Potatoes.

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

5. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?
(a) To increase fertility.
(b) To protect the lining of their stomachs.
(c) To eliminate the bitterness.
(d) As a peace offering for the Gods.

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

7. For which Italian city did the Barcelonans buy imported salt?
(a) Rome.
(b) Parma.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Florence.

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

9. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?
(a) A silver mine.
(b) A gold mine.
(c) A mountain of salt.
(d) A sealake.

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

11. What mammal did the Basque like to hunt?
(a) Tigers.
(b) Bears.
(c) Whales.
(d) Wolves.

12. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?
(a) Pickled gherkin.
(b) Salted fish.
(c) Pickled eggs.
(d) Salted olive.

13. In which country is Salzburg a town?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

14. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?
(a) The Yangtze.
(b) The Yellow River.
(c) The Green River.
(d) The Yangez.

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