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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 prevents salt from absorbing into meat?

2. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?

3. What European language group is Basque related to?

4. What did the purple dye represent?

5. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way was meat an essential part of central Europe rather than salt?

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

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

4. What did Marco Polo do while in Mongolia?

5. What was Garum?

6. Why did the author become fascinated by salt?

7. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?

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

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

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

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

What was Basque culture like before they discovered how important salt was? How did salt change the Basque way of life?

Essay Topic 3

In what way has salt been an indicator of wealth? How have the authorities tries to use salt to control the masses?

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