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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 6000 BCE.
(b) 2000 BCE.
(c) 1000 BCE.
(d) 8000 BCE.

2. Sahti is a traditional beer made where?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Finland.
(d) Germany.

3. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?
(a) Chickens and dogs.
(b) Cats and horses.
(c) Cows and pigs.
(d) Sheep and goats.

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

5. Approximately when did the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt arise?
(a) 9,000 years ago.
(b) 18,000 years ago.
(c) 5,000 years ago.
(d) 12,000 years ago.

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 was Homer's Odyssey written?

3. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

4. What Greek word refers to a form of ritual exhibitionism wherein the members of a drinking group would course through the streets in nocturnal revelry to emphasize the strength and unity of their group?

5. The earliest physical evidence of wine production comes from red residue in a pottery jar that has been dated to approximately what year?

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