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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. The word "Rumbillion" was a slang word from southern England meaning what?
(a) A carriage.
(b) A horse.
(c) A man.
(d) A brawl.

2. When did the first English settlers arrive in Barbados and find the island uninhabited?
(a) 1635.
(b) 1616.
(c) 1627.
(d) 1702.

3. When did Richard MacRagh-naill die from overconsumption of alcohol?
(a) 1425.
(b) 1414.
(c) 1465.
(d) 1405.

4. With how many wine jars was King Scorpion I buried?
(a) 300.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 700.

5. Who came to power at the end of the English civil war after the dethronement and execution of King Charles I?
(a) Thomas Macauley.
(b) Kha'ir Beg.
(c) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(d) Oliver Cromwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose honor was Virginia named?

2. When did Englishman Richart Ligon catch his first glimpse of the Caribbean island of Barbados?

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

4. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

5. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

(see the answer key)

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