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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. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

2. What Italian wine grown in the region of Campania was regarded the finest wine of all by the Romans?

3. Who wrote the first printed book about distillation in 1478?

4. Where did sugar originate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What role did distilled spirits play in the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

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

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

7. What were the benefits of drinking beern in early times?

8. Why were beer and wine regarded as class distinctions in ancient civilizations?

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

10. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

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

Discuss the culture and customs of wine production and consumption in Ancient Greece. What were the primary centers of wine production? How did the Greeks advance the processes of wine production? What role did wine play in religion and everyday life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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