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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: "Tea and the British Empire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer wrote a "Coffee-Cantana" satirizing those who unsuccessfully opposed coffee on medical grounds?
(a) Johann Sebasian Bach.
(b) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(c) Daniel Edwards.
(d) Thomas Macauley.

2. Who declared the British Empire in 1773 as an empire on which the sun never sets?
(a) Thomas Jordan.
(b) Christopher Wren.
(c) Sir George Macartney.
(d) Jabir ibn Hayyan.

3. What ship did John Winthrop take to America in 1628?
(a) The Elizabeth.
(b) The Arbella.
(c) The Mary.
(d) The Lorry.

4. What was coffee known as in Arabic when it originated?
(a) Qahwah.
(b) Qafir.
(c) Mocha.
(d) Java.

5. When did the Great Fire of London occur?
(a) 1666.
(b) 1689.
(c) 1692.
(d) 1702.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many skins of wine did Ashurnasirpal II serve at his massive banquet described in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

2. When did France's first coffeehouse open?

3. Official imports of tea in Britain went from about six tons in 1699 to how much in 1799?

4. From approximately when does "The Ebers Papyrus" date?

5. In 1557, the Chinese authorities allowed the Portuguese to establish a trading post on what tiny peninsula in the Canton estuary?

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