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

2. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 6000 BCE.
(b) 2000 BCE.
(c) 1000 BCE.
(d) 8000 BCE.

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

4. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?
(a) 50,000 years ago.
(b) 25,000 years ago.
(c) 10,000 years ago.
(d) 5,000 years ago.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Prince Henrique of Portugal also known as?

2. When did Britain defeat the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar?

3. Approximately when did humankind adopt the process of farming, beginning with the domestication of cereal grains?

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

5. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

2. What are the basic components of wine and how it it processed?

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

4. How is whiskey made? When and where did it orignate?

5. Where was Ancient Cordoba located? How is it described?

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

7. When and where did wine originate?

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

9. When was the practice of large-scale wine production introduced? What advancements were made?

10. Describe the basic scientific process of distillation.

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