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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way is Garum similar to soy sauce?
(a) It was a condiment used to salt food.
(b) It is a black liquid.
(c) It was used as a medicine.
(d) It contained soy beans.

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

3. What prevents salt from absorbing into meat?
(a) Fat.
(b) Bone.
(c) Condensation.
(d) Blood.

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

5. What fish did the Basque find was more valuable than whale meat?
(a) Sardines.
(b) Sole.
(c) Cod.
(d) Goldfish.

6. What is Ernest Jones famous for bring to Britain and the USA?
(a) Saltstone.
(b) Physiotherapy.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Psychoanalysis.

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

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

9. Which country does the author write about in Chapter 12?
(a) USA.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

10. What is Parmigiano-Reggiano more commonly known as?
(a) Cheddar cheese.
(b) Parmesan cheese.
(c) Parma ham.
(d) Stilton cheese.

11. Who did the Basques learn shipbuilding from?
(a) The British.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Vikings.

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

13. What culture is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) British.
(b) Norwegian.
(c) German.
(d) Swedish.

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

15. How is Yi Dun believed to have made salt?
(a) By chipping the salt stone into small pieces.
(b) By boiling brine in iron pans.
(c) By soaking the saltstone in drinking water.
(d) By leaving brine out in the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 10?

2. In which country is Salzburg a town?

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

4. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?

5. Which town eventually conquered Veleia?

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