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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. Who wrote the first printed book about distillation in 1478?
(a) Arnald of Villanova.
(b) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(c) Johannes Gutenberg.
(d) Michael Puff von Schrick.

2. To what does "symposia" refer to in Ancient Greek culture?
(a) Formal drinking parties.
(b) Classical dramas.
(c) Classical orchestral concerts.
(d) Classical comedies.

3. Who united the Greeks and defeated Persia in the fourth century BCE?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Sophocles.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Alexander the Great.

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

5. From approximately when does "The Ebers Papyrus" date?
(a) 1100 BCE.
(b) 1200 BCE.
(c) 1700 BCE.
(d) 1550 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom was the third Giza pyramid built?

2. In what mountain region was wine likely first produced in the Neothilic period, according to the author in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

3. The author states in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" that during the construction of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the standard ration for a laborer was three or four loaves of bread and about how many jugs containing around four liters of beer?

4. Approximately when did the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt arise?

5. What does "aqua ardens" translate to in English?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what purposes was distillation employed by the Ancient Mesopotamians, Greeks, and Romans?

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

3. What role did wine play in Ancient Rome's culture?

4. When and where did wine originate?

5. Where is the Fertile Crescent and how is this setting described?

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

7. What was the customary way to drink wine in Greek culture? How did the Greeks perceive other customs of consuming wine?

8. What cultural role did beer play in Ancient Mesopotamia?

9. What cultural role did beer serve in England in the sixteenth century?

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

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