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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 was the distinctive glass bottle shape of Coca-Cola first introduced by the company?

2. When is Emperor Shen Nung's reign traditionally dated?

3. How many chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?

4. Who was the Buddhist monk that wrote a book about the health benefits of tea and is credited with bringing this knowledge to Japan in 1191?

5. When did the case entitled The United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of CocaCola go to trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did early tea shops in England differ from coffeehouses? How did this contribute to their success?

2. What does the Enlightenment refer to?

3. How did early French and English coffeehouses differ?

4. What three challenges faced Coca-Cola in the 1930s? How were these obstacles overcome?

5. Who led to tea becoming fashionable in England? When did this occur?

6. What opposition did coffee face in the Muslim world?

7. What are the medicinal values of tea?

8. How does coffee relate to the French Revolution?

9. Discuss the role of coffeehouses for information exchange in the seventeenth century.

10. How was Coca-Cola promoted during World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of distillation of spirits. When and where was the process of distillation discovered? For what reasons was it first employed? What equipment is required to distill spirits?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of coffeehouses as information exchange centers in history. How did this trend emerge? What dangers did coffeehouses presumably present for those in power? What role do coffeehouses play in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the structure of A History of the World in 6 Glasses. How does the author establish his hypothesis? What is his hypothesis? How does he go about proving this hypothesis? Do you feel that he succeeds? Why or why not?

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