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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10(Chapter 24 Ma, La, and Mao, Chapter 25 More Salt Than Fish, Chapter 26 Big Lake, Little Salt).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country are said to be the largest consumers of salt in the world?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) Britain.
(d) India.

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

3. Which Chinese river is known as the father of floods?
(a) The Yellow River.
(b) The Green River.
(c) The Yangez.
(d) The Yangtze.

4. What is the name of the popular salted salmon dish?
(a) Gumbo.
(b) Lox.
(c) Nimble.
(d) Cox.

5. What was the most famous brand of sea salt from India before the British came?
(a) Orissa.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Baltic.
(d) Burra.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which continent has salt consumption almost halved?

2. What became the most important salt producing town in England in the 9th century?

3. What is the name of the salt lake the Chinese fought over?

4. What Irish dish became the official meat of the British navy?

5. In what part of the USA was oil discovered?

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