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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" that during the construction of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the standard ration for a laborer was three or four loaves of bread and about how many jugs containing around four liters of beer?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

2. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?
(a) Chickens and dogs.
(b) Cows and pigs.
(c) Cats and horses.
(d) Sheep and goats.

3. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?
(a) 5,000 years ago.
(b) 25,000 years ago.
(c) 10,000 years ago.
(d) 50,000 years ago.

4. What was the Ancient Egyptian word for beer?
(a) Hekt.
(b) Cartouche.
(c) Oasis.
(d) Isis.

5. Sahti is a traditional beer made where?
(a) England.
(b) Finland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

2. Mesopotamia refers to a region that corresponds to what modern-day country?

3. Approximately when were the Egyptian pyramids constructed?

4. By what year did Urok in Mesopotamia have a population of around 50,000, according to the author in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt"?

5. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?

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