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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. What had to be done to English bacon before one cooked it?

2. What mammal did the Basque like to hunt?

3. Which country invaded the town of Veneto?

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

5. What vegetable did the French peasants serve lean blubber with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did salt become one of the first mediums of exchange?

2. Why were the Basques different from other Europeans?

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

4. How is Roquefort cheese made?

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

6. How did salt help the Swedes economically?

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

8. How did salt become the foundation of the commercial empire in Venice?

9. How did Salzburg cause the Salt War?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did salt start to become less important to society in the 19th century? How did this affect the food industry in both Europe and America?

Essay Topic 2

What health problems can salt cause? How have countries tried to combat the health problems caused by too much salt?

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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