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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. Which two vegetables were the most important in central Europe during the Hapsburg dynasty?

2. Which was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?

3. On which river are the Salzburg and Hallein salt mines located?

4. What mammal did the Basque like to hunt?

5. What food is it thought that Marco Polo introduced to Italy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

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

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

6. Why did pilgrims in New England rely so heavily on salt?

7. What was Garum?

8. Why was the castle of Cardona built on a mountainside?

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

10. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's writing style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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