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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

2. What playwright wrote The Bacchae?

3. When did the Boston Tea Party take place?

4. When was one of the greatest feasts of history given by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria?

5. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When and where did wine originate?

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

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

7. What role has beer served in poetry and literature?

8. Describe the basic components that make up beer.

9. Describe the death of King Charles II of Navarre. Who or what caused his death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution through the lens of beverages. How did different beverages influence the American colonists' response to Great Britain? How did the war itself influence beverages consumed in the early United States?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the ancient artifacts presented in the book that indicate beer drinking and culture in early history. How far back do artifacts date that indicate beer drinking? What do these artifacts tell us about beer consumption and its prevalence in society?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of distillation of spirits. When and where was the process of distillation discovered? For what reasons was it first employed? What equipment is required to distill spirits?

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