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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 was Prince Henrique of Portugal also known as?
2. 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?
3. What is the boiling point of water?
4. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?
5. What enzymes convert starch within grain into maltose sugar, or malt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the basic components of wine and how it it processed?
2. What role did wine play in Ancient Rome's culture?
3. Describe the basic scientific process of distillation.
4. What role has beer served in poetry and literature?
5. What cultural role did beer play in Ancient Mesopotamia?
6. What was the Molasses Act and how was it received by the American colonists?
7. From where is the word "alcohol" derived? How did the word evolve?
8. Describe the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. What caused this revolt?
9. What artifacts demonstrate the earliest of beer drinking and customs?
10. What role did distilled spirits play in the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of beer in Ancient Egypt. How was beer made in Egypt? What was its economic value? What religious or mythological roles did beer play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of wine in Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures. Who had access to wine? What did wine represent within each culture? How and where was wine produced in these cultures?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the values and customs of wine production and consumption in Ancient Rome. How did the Romans differ from the Greeks in their production of wine? What aspects of Greek wine culture did they adopt? Who consumed wine in Ancient Rome?
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