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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. Who is the Greek comic poet who is quoted in the opening of Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Plato.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Alexander the Great.

2. How much of the human body is comprised of water?
(a) 4/5.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

3. Approximately when was Egypt's ruler King Scorpion I buried?
(a) 3150 BCE.
(b) 3900 BCE.
(c) 1600 BCE.
(d) 4500 BCE.

4. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?
(a) Osiris.
(b) Nun.
(c) Maat.
(d) Zeus.

5. How many skins of wine did Ashurnasirpal II serve at his massive banquet described in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) 1,000 skins.
(b) 20,000 skins.
(c) 5,000 skins.
(d) 10,000 skins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is Sahti brewed?

2. In what mountain region was wine likely first produced in the Neothilic period, according to the author in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

3. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

4. The earliest physical evidence of wine production comes from red residue in a pottery jar that has been dated to approximately what year?

5. The earliest written documents consist of what from the Ancient Sumerians?

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