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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: "Spirits in the Colonial Period".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Septimus Severus rise to power?
(a) 356 BCE.
(b) 193 CE.
(c) 295 BCE.
(d) 59 BCE.

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"?
(a) The Zagros Mountains.
(b) The Himalayan Mountains.
(c) The Andes Mountains.
(d) The Alps.

3. When was the Sugar Act passed at the end of the French and Indian War?
(a) 1769.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1782.

4. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Athena.
(d) Dionysus.

5. Who wrote the first printed book about distillation in 1478?
(a) Johannes Gutenberg.
(b) Michael Puff von Schrick.
(c) Arnald of Villanova.
(d) Jabir ibn Hayyan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ingredient used by Mesopotamian brewers refers to beer-bread?

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

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

4. Where did the magnetic compass originate?

5. Who developed the printing press in the 1430s?

(see the answer key)

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