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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. What enzymes convert starch within grain into maltose sugar, or malt?
(a) Ribonuclease enzymes.
(b) Lipase enzymes.
(c) Salivary amylase enzymes.
(d) Diastase enzymes.

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

3. When was the inclusion of lemon or lime juice made compulsory in the creation of grog?
(a) 1765.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1795.

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

5. In whose honor was Virginia named?
(a) Arnald of Villanova.
(b) Johannes Gutenberg.
(c) Queen Elizabeth I.
(d) Queen Mary I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the sun god in Egyptian mythology?

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

3. When was one of the greatest feasts of history given by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria?

4. In what is Sahti brewed?

5. What word refers to a Roman banquet?

(see the answer key)

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