Salt: The True Story

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1. The chemical compound known as salt is made from which elements? HMg N2Cl NaCl AgFl

2. Salt consumption is absolutely, physiologically necessary for human life. True False

3. _____ actually means "worth in salt". Salivation Salary Sale Slavery

4. Which of these is a way of extracting salt from nature? All of these Mining deep into the earth for rock salt Solar evaporation of salt water Burning plants into ash

5. Which ancient culture used a salt solution in the burial of the dead? Egyptians Babylonians Romans Incas

6. Which important historical figure is linked to bringing salt to the masses? Thomas Jefferson Mother Theresa Mahatma Gandhi Marie Antoniette

7. Which country is home to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine? Poland Sweden Russia Romania

8. Today's common table salt ordinarily contains what additive? Sugar Magnesium Potassium Iodine

9. While both of the elements in salt are highly useful, unfortunately they cannot be broken apart. True False

10. Even into the twenty-first century Ethiopians accept salt as a form of payment. True False