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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: "Coffee in the Age of Reason".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London?
(a) Richard Steele.
(b) Thomas Jordan.
(c) Thomas Macauley.
(d) Christopher Wren.

2. What playwright wrote The Bacchae?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

3. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?
(a) Ares.
(b) Dionysus.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Athena.

4. When was A Broadside Against Coffee published?
(a) 1658.
(b) 1672.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1702.

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

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 the Revolutionary War begin?

3. When was the Sugar Act passed at the end of the French and Indian War?

4. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?

5. What is the boiling point of alcohol?

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