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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. When was the Sugar Act passed at the end of the French and Indian War?
(a) 1764.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1769.
(d) 1782.

2. Where did sugar originate?
(a) France.
(b) Polynesia.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Egypt.

3. What U.S. President endorsed Coca-Cola's development of a colorless version of their beverage after receiving a Russian request?
(a) Daniel Edwards.
(b) Richard Steele.
(c) Christopher Wren.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. When was Francis Bacon's The New Logic published?
(a) 1700.
(b) 1702.
(c) 1659.
(d) 1620.

5. What word refers to a drinking horn in Ancient Greece?
(a) Rhyton.
(b) Krater.
(c) Cantharos.
(d) Cylix.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ingredient used by Mesopotamian brewers refers to beer-bread?

2. When did coffehouses begin opening in Britain?

3. When did Alexander the Great die from a mysterious illness?

4. What composer wrote a "Coffee-Cantana" satirizing those who unsuccessfully opposed coffee on medical grounds?

5. When did Chinese authorities outlaw the use of opium because of the problems with addiction?

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