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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 Romans call the salt they gave out to everybody?
(a) Pleb salt.
(b) Salt of the earth.
(c) The people's salt.
(d) Common salt.

2. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?
(a) The Mongol empire.
(b) The British empire.
(c) The Aztec empire.
(d) The Spanish empire.

3. What European language group is Basque related to?
(a) Slavic.
(b) Germanic.
(c) Latin.
(d) None.

4. What is the author discussing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) The great rivers.
(b) Salt mines.
(c) Gold mines.
(d) The great lakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Romans used to salt their greens?

2. Who is Saint Barbara the patron saint of?

3. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

4. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?

5. Who did the Basques learn shipbuilding from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

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

4. How did ketchup develop into tomato ketchup?

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

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

7. What was the policy known as common salt?

8. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

9. How did the Basques discover cod?

10. In what way was meat an essential part of central Europe rather than salt?

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