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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: "Coffee in the Age of Reason".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when were the Egyptian pyramids constructed?
(a) 1200 BCE.
(b) 1600 BCE.
(c) 900 BCE.
(d) 2400 BCE.

2. Who was the English merchant that set up Pasqua Rosee in business operating a coffeehouse?
(a) Thomas Macauley.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) Daniel Edwards.
(d) Jabir ibn Hayyan.

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

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

5. Sahti is a traditional beer made where?
(a) Germany.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Finland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did King Charles II issue a "Proclamation for the suppression of Coffee-houses"?

2. The author notes in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" that what most distinguished the Greek approach to wine from that of other cultures was the practice of doing what?

3. Who wrote "News from the Coffee-House" in 1667?

4. Who is the Greek comic poet who is quoted in the opening of Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

5. The author states in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" that during the construction of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the standard ration for a laborer was three or four loaves of bread and about how many jugs containing around four liters of beer?

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