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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. How did the salt wars start?
(a) Salzburg destroyed their salt mines.
(b) Salzburg closed their borders.
(c) Satzburg refused to sell salt to foreigners.
(d) Salzburg tried to undercut their salt prices.
2. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Bury.
(c) Chester.
(d) Cheshire.
3. Which of the following industries was one of the cornerstones of the Roman economy?
(a) The Garum sauce trade.
(b) The salted fish trade.
(c) The saltstone trade.
(d) The tartar steak trade.
4. What was the most popular fish in Europe between the 16th and 18th century?
(a) Cod.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Herring.
(d) Trout.
5. What group was the ruling class of Rome?
(a) The regiments.
(b) The patricians.
(c) The plebeians.
(d) The democrats.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is ketchup named after?
2. What animal did the Celts prize over all others?
3. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?
4. Which of the following countries did the Hapsburgs not rule over?
5. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did salt help the Swedes economically?
2. How did salt become the foundation of the commercial empire in Venice?
3. What influence has salt had on modern day language?
4. Why did pilgrims in New England rely so heavily on salt?
5. Why were the Celts viewed as fearsome warriors?
6. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?
7. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?
8. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?
9. How did Christopher Columbus cause the decline of Venice?
10. How did the Basques discover cod?
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