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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. When did Englishman Richart Ligon catch his first glimpse of the Caribbean island of Barbados?
(a) 1669.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1717.
(d) 1647.

2. Who is the sun god in Egyptian mythology?
(a) Iris.
(b) Hathor.
(c) Ra.
(d) Osiris.

3. When was one of the greatest feasts of history given by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria?
(a) 620 BCE.
(b) 230 BCE.
(c) 980 BCE.
(d) 870 BCE.

4. When was the Molasses Act passed in London?
(a) 1785.
(b) 1733.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1723.

5. What eighth-century Arab scholar is remembered as one of the fathers of chemistry and the creator of an improved form of distillation apparatus?
(a) Arnald of Villanova.
(b) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(c) Johannes Gutenberg.
(d) Michael Puff von Schrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what mountain region was wine likely first produced in the Neothilic period, according to the author in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

2. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?

3. The great feast of King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria described in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" was to mark the inauguration of his new capital in what city?

4. What is the boiling point of alcohol?

5. Who wrote Works and Days in the eighth century BCE?

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