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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. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?
(a) The saltstone trade.
(b) The tartar steak trade.
(c) The salted fish trade.
(d) The Garum sauce trade.

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

3. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?
(a) Capo drilling.
(b) Depth drilling.
(c) Hotrod drilling.
(d) Percussion drilling.

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

5. What famous American had Parmesan shipped to America?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Benjaman Franklyn,
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?

2. What meat were the Celts best known for?

3. What culture is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?

5. What European language group is Basque related to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Ventian government maximize their profits from the salt trade?

2. How did ketchup develop into tomato ketchup?

3. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

4. How is Roquefort cheese made?

5. What did the Japanese used to believe about salt?

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

7. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

8. Why was the castle of Cardona built on a mountainside?

9. How did the Chinese make salt in 800 BC.

10. In what way can American history be described as a constant struggle over salt?

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