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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 ship did John Winthrop take to America in 1628?
(a) The Mary.
(b) The Elizabeth.
(c) The Arbella.
(d) The Lorry.

2. Approximately when did humankind adopt the process of farming, beginning with the domestication of cereal grains?
(a) 12,000 years ago.
(b) 3,000 years ago.
(c) 18,000 years ago.
(d) 5,000 years ago.

3. From what Sumerian city comes the oldest surviving record of the use of alcohol in medicine?
(a) Ur.
(b) Eshnunna.
(c) Uruk.
(d) Nippur.

4. What does "aqua ardens" translate to in English?
(a) Burning water.
(b) Bubbling water.
(c) Love potion.
(d) Water of life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?

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

3. What was Admiral Edward Vernon's nickname?

4. In what is Sahti brewed?

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

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