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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Parma locals feed their pigs?
(a) Butter.
(b) ham.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Cheese.

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

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

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

5. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Dean wren.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) James Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?

3. What is the name of the salt lake the Chinese fought over?

4. What European language group is Basque related to?

5. Which town eventually conquered Veleia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?

2. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

3. What was Garum?

4. How did the Basques discover cod?

5. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

6. How did the Basques earn their fortune before the discovery of salt?

7. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

8. Why is cod a perfect fish for salting?

9. Why did pilgrims in New England rely so heavily on salt?

10. Why was salt in such high demand in Britain?

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