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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately when did writing first begin to emerge in Sumer?
(a) 3400 BCE.
(b) 4500 BCE.
(c) 1500 BCE.
(d) 2300 BCE.

2. What ingredient used by Mesopotamian brewers refers to beer-bread?
(a) Bappir.
(b) Yuppir.
(c) Mahbid.
(d) Sappir.

3. The earliest written documents consist of what from the Ancient Sumerians?
(a) Plays and novels.
(b) Wage lists and tax receipts.
(c) Epic hunting stories.
(d) Poems and short stoies.

4. What does "aqua vitae" translate to in English?
(a) Water of life.
(b) Tea.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Water of death.

5. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?
(a) The Euphates River.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) The Amazon River.
(d) The Nile River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?

2. When was the Molasses Act passed in London?

3. Who was Ashurnasirpal II's son seen in an obelisk standing beneath a parasol in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

4. 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?

5. When did the fall of Carthage occur at the end of the Third Punic War?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is rum made? Where did it originate?

2. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

3. How did wine lead to Marcus Antonius's death?

4. What was the Molasses Act and how was it received by the American colonists?

5. Which came first: beer or agriculture? Why?

6. When did beer first orignate?

7. What role did wine play in Ancient Greek culture?

8. From where is the word "alcohol" derived? How did the word evolve?

9. Why was King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria feast significant?

10. How did beer reach Western Europe? When did this happen?

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