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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. What enzymes convert starch within grain into maltose sugar, or malt?
(a) Ribonuclease enzymes.
(b) Lipase enzymes.
(c) Salivary amylase enzymes.
(d) Diastase enzymes.

2. In whose honor was Virginia named?
(a) Queen Mary I.
(b) Queen Elizabeth I.
(c) Arnald of Villanova.
(d) Johannes Gutenberg.

3. When did Richard MacRagh-naill die from overconsumption of alcohol?
(a) 1425.
(b) 1465.
(c) 1405.
(d) 1414.

4. What beer created by the Incas was offered to the rising sun in a golden cup and then poured onto the ground as an offering to the gods of the Earth?
(a) Chicha.
(b) Bappir.
(c) Pulque.
(d) Sahti.

5. What ship did John Winthrop take to America in 1628?
(a) The Mary.
(b) The Arbella.
(c) The Lorry.
(d) The Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Alexander the Great's father?

2. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?

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

4. Official imports of tea in Britain went from about six tons in 1699 to how much in 1799?

5. What Roman satirist of the early second century CE is quoted in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

(see the answer key)

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