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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. Who wrote the poem to Catherine of Braganza for her birthday that discusses her love of tea?
(a) Richard Steele.
(b) Edmund Waller.
(c) Michael Puff von Schrick.
(d) Arnald of Villanova.

2. What nineteenth-century historian wrote History of England?
(a) Thomas Jordan.
(b) Richard Steele.
(c) Thomas Macauley.
(d) Christopher Wren.

3. When did the Sung dynasty rule in China?
(a) 895-903.
(b) 1325-1532.
(c) 1658-1723.
(d) 960-1279.

4. When did Chinese authorities outlaw the use of opium because of the problems with addiction?
(a) 1729.
(b) 1717.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1689.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?

2. Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London?

3. When was the inclusion of lemon or lime juice made compulsory in the creation of grog?

4. With how many wine jars was King Scorpion I buried?

5. What popular drinking game in Ancient Greece involved flicking the last remaining drops of wine from a cup at a specific target?

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