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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. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?
(a) It killed brain power.
(b) It excited sexual desire.
(c) It was addictive.
(d) It damaged one's skin.

2. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) Papermaking.
(b) The compass.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) The radio.

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

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

5. What the area of Bohemia now called?
(a) Australia.
(b) Slovenia.
(c) Czech Republic.
(d) Slovakia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following countries did the Hapsburgs not rule over?

2. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?

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

4. What is ketchup named after?

5. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the author become fascinated by salt?

3. How did salt help in developing one of the world's first plumbing systems?

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

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

6. How do the people of Parma make their cheese?

7. What influence has salt had on modern day language?

8. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

9. How did salt become the foundation of the commercial empire in Venice?

10. How is Roquefort cheese made?

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