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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 became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?
(a) Cheshire.
(b) Bury.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Chester.

2. What was known as Cordona's main treasure?
(a) A mountain of salt.
(b) A sealake.
(c) A silver mine.
(d) A gold mine.

3. What is Parmigiano-Reggiano more commonly known as?
(a) Parmesan cheese.
(b) Parma ham.
(c) Stilton cheese.
(d) Cheddar cheese.

4. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) The German Sauerkraut.
(b) The Leaving of Liverpool.
(c) The Hapsburg Pickle.
(d) The American Salt Wars.

5. What culture is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) German.
(b) Swedish.
(c) British.
(d) Norwegian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 15?

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

3. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

4. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

5. Why was the payment the Roman soldiers received called a salary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

5. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

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

7. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

8. What was the policy known as common salt?

9. How did ketchup develop into tomato ketchup?

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

(see the answer keys)

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