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

2. Sahti is a traditional beer made where?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Finland.

3. With how many wine jars was King Scorpion I buried?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 700.

4. Around the eighth century BCE, the Greek-speaking peoples referred to non-Greek speakers as what?
(a) Barbaroi.
(b) Evdomada.
(c) Simera.
(d) Etos.

5. How many people are officially recorded as having attended the feast for King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) 23,003.
(b) 69,574.
(c) 12,545.
(d) 95,674.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

2. How many skins of wine did Ashurnasirpal II serve at his massive banquet described in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

3. What Greek word refers to a form of ritual exhibitionism wherein the members of a drinking group would course through the streets in nocturnal revelry to emphasize the strength and unity of their group?

4. Who is the Greek comic poet who is quoted in the opening of Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

5. In what is Sahti brewed?

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