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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: "Coca-Cola and the Rise of America".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In stories of the origins of coffee, the author describes a man named Omar who was condemned to die of starvation in the desert outside of what city in Yemen?
(a) Mocha.
(b) Taiz.
(c) Sana'a.
(d) Aden.

2. As a result of the trial in The United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of CocaCola, the company promised not to use children in its advertisements. They maintained this policy until what year?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1986.

3. Who is the Greek comic poet who is quoted in the opening of Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Plato.
(c) Alexander the Great.
(d) Aristophanes.

4. In 1557, the Chinese authorities allowed the Portuguese to establish a trading post on what tiny peninsula in the Canton estuary?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Macao.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Eisai.

5. When did the Sung dynasty rule in China?
(a) 895-903.
(b) 1658-1723.
(c) 960-1279.
(d) 1325-1532.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "aqua vitae" translate to in English?

2. When was the inclusion of lemon or lime juice made compulsory in the creation of grog?

3. Where did Noah plant the first vineyard after being saved by the flood, according to the Bible?

4. What coffeehouse is described in Robert Hooke's diary from 1674?

5. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?

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