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

2. What ingredient used by Mesopotamian brewers refers to beer-bread?
(a) Yuppir.
(b) Sappir.
(c) Bappir.
(d) Mahbid.

3. 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 Ganges River.
(d) The Euphates River.

4. Mesopotamia refers to a region that corresponds to what modern-day country?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

2. 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?

3. What does the author refer to as the world's first literary work in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt"?

4. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?

5. How much of the human body is comprised of water?

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