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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8(Chapter 18 The Odium of Sodium, Chapter 19 The Mythology of Geology, Chapter 20 The Soil Never Sets On).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the brine the settlers in San Francisco took from the sea before the made it into salt?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. By what name was Cincinnati also known as?
(a) Setak City.
(b) Porkopolis.
(c) Beeforama.
(d) Lambopolis.

3. Which culture was known to have a God of Salt?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The native Americans.
(c) The Romans.
(d) The Greeks.

4. What two stones does the author say the rock was a cross between?
(a) Lime stome and quartz.
(b) Marble and soap.
(c) Sand stone and marble.
(d) Soap and quartz.

5. What fish needs to be salted immediately or it will go bad?
(a) Cod.
(b) Herring.
(c) Trout.
(d) Sole.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is known as the most famous of Genoese sailors?

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?

4. What is the direct translation of Saltzburg?

5. Which of the following did the Chinese not invent?

(see the answer key)

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