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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 did the American south lack adequate supplies for against the north?
(a) Salt.
(b) Water.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Guns.

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

3. What famous company did a man named Birdseye form?
(a) Asda.
(b) Safeway.
(c) General Motors.
(d) General Foods.

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

5. What kind of sauce is Garum?
(a) Cheese sauce.
(b) Fish sauce.
(c) Tomato sauce.
(d) Chili sauce.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the British create serious salt shortages during the American War for Independence?

2. What do Parma locals combine milk curds with to make their cheese?

3. Which two states were colonies of Britain?

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

5. What did Sarah Hale discover could preserve fish?

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