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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which country does the author say he bought the rock?

2. What county is the author talking about at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What is the title of Chapter 13?

4. What is the author discussing at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?

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

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

4. How do the people of Parma make their cheese?

5. How is Roquefort cheese made?

6. How did the Chinese develop soy sauce?

7. How did the Basques earn their fortune before the discovery of salt?

8. Why did pilgrims in New England rely so heavily on salt?

9. Why were the Celts viewed as fearsome warriors?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

In what way has salt been an indicator of wealth? How have the authorities tries to use salt to control the masses?

Essay Topic 3

How did salt help to develop European society? What problems did Europeans have before salt was readily available?

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