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

2. What was Admiral Edward Vernon's nickname?
(a) "Old Magnum."
(b) "Old Rummy."
(c) "Uncle Tom."
(d) "Old Grogram."

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

4. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?
(a) The Elizabeth.
(b) The Achilles.
(c) The Zypher.
(d) The Mary.

5. What was Prince Henrique of Portugal also known as?
(a) Prince Henry the Beer Drinker.
(b) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(c) Prince Henry the Bad.
(d) Prince Henry the Good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?

2. When was Homer's Odyssey written?

3. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?

4. Who was Ashurnasirpal II's son seen in an obelisk standing beneath a parasol in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

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

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