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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Noah plant the first vineyard after being saved by the flood, according to the Bible?
(a) Mount Everest.
(b) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(c) Mount Ararat.
(d) Mount Shasta.

2. The author notes in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" that what most distinguished the Greek approach to wine from that of other cultures was the practice of doing what?
(a) Burning off the alcohol in wine before consumption.
(b) Distilling wine into brandy before consumption.
(c) Toasting cheers before consumption.
(d) Mixing wine with water before consumption.

3. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 6000 BCE.
(b) 2000 BCE.
(c) 8000 BCE.
(d) 1000 BCE.

4. Who is the Greek comic poet who is quoted in the opening of Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristophanes.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Alexander the Great.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who united the Greeks and defeated Persia in the fourth century BCE?

3. In what mountain region was wine likely first produced in the Neothilic period, according to the author in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

4. 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?

5. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?

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