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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the approximate measurement of a sila from Ancient Mesopotamia?
(a) One gallon.
(b) Three liters.
(c) Two liters.
(d) One liter.

2. By what year did Urok in Mesopotamia have a population of around 50,000, according to the author in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt"?
(a) 1000 BCE.
(b) 2000 BCE.
(c) 3000 BCE.
(d) 1500 BCE.

3. 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) Pulque.
(b) Bappir.
(c) Sahti.
(d) Chicha.

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

5. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?
(a) The Amazon River.
(b) The Nile River.
(c) The Euphates River.
(d) The Ganges River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when were the Egyptian pyramids constructed?

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

3. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

4. The author states in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" that during the construction of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the standard ration for a laborer was three or four loaves of bread and about how many jugs containing around four liters of beer?

5. What was the Ancient Egyptian word for beer?

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