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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 Summary (Chapter 5 Salting it Away in the Adriatic, Chapter 6, Two Ports and the Prosciutto in Between).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?
(a) Salt lime.
(b) Salt hole.
(c) Salt town.
(d) Salt river.

2. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?
(a) The radio.
(b) Papermaking.
(c) The compass.
(d) Gunpowder.

3. What is the direct translation of Via Salaria?
(a) Salt river.
(b) Salt freeway.
(c) Salt road.
(d) Salt path.

4. What famous drilling technique became the most advance drilling technique for seven or eight centuries?
(a) Percussion drilling.
(b) Depth drilling.
(c) Hotrod drilling.
(d) Capo drilling.

5. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) USA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group was the ruling class of Rome?

3. Which empire did Marco Polo study for twenty-five years?

4. Which Spanish town does the author mention in this section?

5. What did Veleia have that helped in the production of salt?

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