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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 vegetable did the French peasants serve lean blubber with?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Peas.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Potatoes.

2. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
(a) The cow.
(b) The sheep.
(c) The pig.
(d) The dog.

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

4. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?
(a) Acidization.
(b) Lactic acid fermentation.
(c) Chloride fermentation.
(d) Oxidization.

5. Why was cod such an important find?
(a) It was plentiful.
(b) It was cheap to prodice.
(c) They are easy to breed.
(d) It has little fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Irish dish became the official meat of the British navy?

2. In which country is Salzburg a town?

3. What is ketchup named after?

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

3. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

4. How is Roquefort cheese made?

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

6. How did salt become one of the first mediums of exchange?

7. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

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

9. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

10. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?

(see the answer keys)

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