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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. What popular drinking game in Ancient Greece involved flicking the last remaining drops of wine from a cup at a specific target?
(a) Barbaroi.
(b) Convivium.
(c) Komos.
(d) Kottabos.

2. What word refers to a Roman banquet?
(a) Symphonia.
(b) Hesiod.
(c) Convivium.
(d) Barbaroi.

3. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?
(a) Nun.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Osiris.
(d) Maat.

4. How much of the human body is comprised of water?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 4/5.

5. In what is Sahti brewed?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Silver urns.
(c) Copper urns.
(d) Hollowed-out trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. From approximately when does "The Ebers Papyrus" date?

2. Approximately when were the Egyptian pyramids constructed?

3. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

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

5. Around the eighth century BCE, the Greek-speaking peoples referred to non-Greek speakers as what?

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