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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: "Tea and the British Empire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the author of Gastronomia?
(a) Archestratus.
(b) Plato.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Socrates.

2. At the height of the British Empire, how much of the world's surface was ruled by the British?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/3.

3. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1773.

4. When was Homer's Odyssey written?
(a) Sixth century BCE.
(b) Seventh century BCE.
(c) Eighth century BCE.
(d) Fourth century BCE.

5. When was Virginia first established by the British as a permanent settlement in the New World?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1607.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1600.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. When did Britain defeat the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar?

3. When was the Ming dynasty in control?

4. When did Rome sack the Greek colony of Syracuse?

5. Where did the magnetic compass originate?

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