Salt: A World History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Salt: A World History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Mark Kurlansky
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 Summary (Chapter 7 Friday's Salt, Chapter 8 A Nordic Dream, Chapter 9 A Nordic Dream).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the plebeians usually make their money?
(a) Through writings.
(b) Through labor work.
(c) Through performing.
(d) Through begging.

2. For which Italian city did the Barcelonans buy imported salt?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Rome.
(c) Parma.
(d) Florence.

3. What kind of material did the Chinese use for the pipes of the first plumbing systems?
(a) Copper.
(b) Pine wood.
(c) Steel.
(d) Bamboo.

4. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?
(a) It killed brain power.
(b) It excited sexual desire.
(c) It was addictive.
(d) It damaged one's skin.

5. What did the purple dye represent?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Plebians.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Christians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?

2. Why were dead bodies so important to the Egyptians?

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

4. What did the Egyptians mix with Brine to make Oxalme?

5. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?

(see the answer key)

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