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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?
(a) Salt road.
(b) Salt path.
(c) Salt river.
(d) Salt freeway.

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

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

9. What two groups was Rome divided between?
(a) Normans and Romans.
(b) Gods and men.
(c) Patricians and plebeians.
(d) Celts and Huns.

10. What does the author say is the lesser known river of England?
(a) The Severn.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Mersey.

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

12. What Irish dish became the official meat of the British navy?
(a) Corned beef.
(b) Danish bacon.
(c) Cure ham.
(d) Tartar steak.

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

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

15. What turns the brine into salt crystals?
(a) Solar evaporation.
(b) Photogenis.
(c) Over heating.
(d) Water drenching.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents salt from absorbing into meat?

2. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?

3. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?

4. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?

5. In which state did Jefferson live?

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