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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the process in which the Japanese ferment beans in earthen pots?
(a) Lactic acid fermentation.
(b) Chloride fermentation.
(c) Acidization.
(d) Oxidization.

2. Which was most likely the first civilization to realize salting food could preserve it?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The Greeks.
(c) The Egyptians.
(d) The Romans.

3. What famous explorer does the author mention in this section?
(a) Dean wren.
(b) James Cook.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

4. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?
(a) Norway.
(b) Spain.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

5. What other country developed a sauce similar to Garum?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Egyptian priests abstain from salt?

2. What famous American had Parmesan shipped to America?

3. What prevents salt from absorbing into meat?

4. On what day did the Catholics ban the eating of meat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Ventian government maximize their profits from the salt trade?

2. In what way was meat an essential part of central Europe rather than salt?

3. How did Christopher Columbus cause the decline of Venice?

4. How did the British make salt?

5. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

6. Why was the castle of Cardona built on a mountainside?

7. What did the Japanese used to believe about salt?

8. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

9. How did the Basques discover cod?

10. Why was salt in such high demand in Britain?

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