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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. When is Emperor Shen Nung's reign traditionally dated?
(a) 2737-2697 BCE.
(b) 4521-4232 BCE.
(c) 3200-3159 BCE.
(d) 2932-2800 BCE.

2. What word refers to a drinking horn in Ancient Greece?
(a) Rhyton.
(b) Cantharos.
(c) Cylix.
(d) Krater.

3. What is the beverage koumiss derived from?
(a) Goat's milk.
(b) Mare's milk.
(c) Cow's milk.
(d) Sheep's milk.

4. Official imports of tea in Britain went from about six tons in 1699 to how much in 1799?
(a) 5,000 tons.
(b) 15,000 tons.
(c) 11,000 tons.
(d) 8,000 tons.

5. What Italian wine grown in the region of Campania was regarded the finest wine of all by the Romans?
(a) Riesling.
(b) Sauvignon blanc.
(c) Falernian.
(d) Chardonnay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Ming dynasty in control?

2. Who was the founder of Taoism?

3. Who is described by the author as Japan's greatest tea-master, who lived in the seventeenth century?

4. Approximately when was Egypt's ruler King Scorpion I buried?

5. In whose honor was Virginia named?

(see the answer key)

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