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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: "Spirits in the Colonial Period".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ingredient used by Mesopotamian brewers refers to beer-bread?
(a) Yuppir.
(b) Mahbid.
(c) Bappir.
(d) Sappir.

2. When was one of the greatest feasts of history given by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria?
(a) 870 BCE.
(b) 230 BCE.
(c) 980 BCE.
(d) 620 BCE.

3. Approximately when did writing first begin to emerge in Sumer?
(a) 2300 BCE.
(b) 4500 BCE.
(c) 3400 BCE.
(d) 1500 BCE.

4. How many people are officially recorded as having attended the feast for King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) 95,674.
(b) 23,003.
(c) 69,574.
(d) 12,545.

5. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?
(a) The Euphates River.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) The Amazon River.
(d) The Nile River.

Short Answer Questions

1. The earliest physical evidence of wine production comes from red residue in a pottery jar that has been dated to approximately what year?

2. The word "Rumbillion" was a slang word from southern England meaning what?

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. Who developed the printing press in the 1430s?

5. Who was the author of Gastronomia?

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