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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. What is the approximate measurement of a sila from Ancient Mesopotamia?
(a) Three liters.
(b) One gallon.
(c) One liter.
(d) Two liters.

2. When was Homer's Odyssey written?
(a) Sixth century BCE.
(b) Eighth century BCE.
(c) Fourth century BCE.
(d) Seventh century BCE.

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

4. What coffeehouse is described in Robert Hooke's diary from 1674?
(a) Harry's.
(b) O'Connell's.
(c) Weinstein's.
(d) Garraway's.

5. What Italian wine grown in the region of Campania was regarded the finest wine of all by the Romans?
(a) Sauvignon blanc.
(b) Riesling.
(c) Chardonnay.
(d) Falernian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nineteenth-century historian wrote History of England?

2. What word refers to a Roman banquet?

3. Who was the Buddhist monk that wrote a book about the health benefits of tea and is credited with bringing this knowledge to Japan in 1191?

4. Mesopotamia refers to a region that corresponds to what modern-day country?

5. Who wrote The Classic of Tea in 780?

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