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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: "Tea and the British Empire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?
(a) 50,000 years ago.
(b) 5,000 years ago.
(c) 10,000 years ago.
(d) 25,000 years ago.

2. What was the Ancient Egyptian word for beer?
(a) Hekt.
(b) Isis.
(c) Oasis.
(d) Cartouche.

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

4. When did Britain defeat the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1818.

5. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 6000 BCE.
(b) 1000 BCE.
(c) 2000 BCE.
(d) 8000 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Rome sack the Greek colony of Syracuse?

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 the Ming dynasty in control?

4. When was the Principia published?

5. When did Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu introduce coffee to the French West Indes?

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