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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food product was particularly popular in Rome and abroad?

2. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

3. Which continent did the Vikings go to in search of cod?

4. How did the plebeians usually make their money?

5. Which emperor lead the Romans to victory against the Celts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the author become fascinated by salt?

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

6. How did the British make salt?

7. How did ketchup develop into tomato ketchup?

8. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

9. How did Christopher Columbus cause the decline of Venice?

10. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did cod become such an important source of food? How did the discovery of cod by the Europeans effect European industry?

Essay Topic 2

In what way did salt play a major part in India gaining independence from the British in 1948? How had the British used salt to oppress the Indians previously?

Essay Topic 3

What health problems can salt cause? How have countries tried to combat the health problems caused by too much salt?

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