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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what Sumerian city comes the oldest surviving record of the use of alcohol in medicine?
(a) Nippur.
(b) Uruk.
(c) Eshnunna.
(d) Ur.

2. When did Englishman Richart Ligon catch his first glimpse of the Caribbean island of Barbados?
(a) 1669.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1647.
(d) 1717.

3. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?
(a) Athena.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Dionysus.

4. What does "aqua ardens" translate to in English?
(a) Love potion.
(b) Bubbling water.
(c) Burning water.
(d) Water of life.

5. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?
(a) 2000 BCE.
(b) 4000 BCE.
(c) 1000 BCE.
(d) 6000 BCE.

6. What popular drinking game in Ancient Greece involved flicking the last remaining drops of wine from a cup at a specific target?
(a) Kottabos.
(b) Convivium.
(c) Barbaroi.
(d) Komos.

7. In whose honor was Virginia named?
(a) Queen Mary I.
(b) Johannes Gutenberg.
(c) Arnald of Villanova.
(d) Queen Elizabeth I.

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

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

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

11. At the end of the first millennium AD, Cordoba was the capital of Arab Andalusia, which is now what region?
(a) Southern Spain.
(b) Southern France.
(c) Northern France.
(d) Northern Spain.

12. When was Virginia first established by the British as a permanent settlement in the New World?
(a) 1678.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1607.

13. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?
(a) The Elizabeth.
(b) The Mary.
(c) The Zypher.
(d) The Achilles.

14. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?
(a) 1770.
(b) 1771.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1773.

15. The author notes in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" that what most distinguished the Greek approach to wine from that of other cultures was the practice of doing what?
(a) Burning off the alcohol in wine before consumption.
(b) Distilling wine into brandy before consumption.
(c) Toasting cheers before consumption.
(d) Mixing wine with water before consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first English settlers arrive in Barbados and find the island uninhabited?

2. Approximately when was Egypt's ruler King Scorpion I buried?

3. Who was the author of Gastronomia?

4. When did the Revolutionary War begin?

5. When did Septimus Severus rise to power?

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