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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?

2. Where did sugar originate?

3. Approximately when did writing first begin to emerge in Sumer?

4. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

5. What was Admiral Edward Vernon's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the basic scientific process of distillation.

2. Describe the death of King Charles II of Navarre. Who or what caused his death?

3. What role has beer served in poetry and literature?

4. What role did wine play in Ancient Greek culture?

5. What artifacts demonstrate the earliest of beer drinking and customs?

6. When and where did wine originate?

7. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

8. How did wine lead to Marcus Antonius's death?

9. What was the customary way to drink wine in Greek culture? How did the Greeks perceive other customs of consuming wine?

10. What were the benefits of drinking beern in early times?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of beer in Ancient Egypt. How was beer made in Egypt? What was its economic value? What religious or mythological roles did beer play?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution through the lens of beverages. How did different beverages influence the American colonists' response to Great Britain? How did the war itself influence beverages consumed in the early United States?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the correlations between the slave trade and distilled spirits. Why were spirits used as currency in the slave trade? How did the production of distilled spirits factor into the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

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