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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. The great feast of King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria described in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" was to mark the inauguration of his new capital in what city?

2. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?

3. For whom was the third Giza pyramid built?

4. What beer created by the Incas was offered to the rising sun in a golden cup and then poured onto the ground as an offering to the gods of the Earth?

5. The word "Rumbillion" was a slang word from southern England meaning what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What artifacts demonstrate the earliest of beer drinking and customs?

2. When and where did wine originate?

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

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

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

6. Why was King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria feast significant?

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

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

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

10. What role did wine play in Ancient Greek culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the transition from hunter-gatherer nomadic societies to stationary settlements in human history. What prompted this shift? What were the first plants and animals to be domesticated? How did this transition enable the discovery of beer?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of A History of the World in 6 Glasses. How does the author establish his hypothesis? What is his hypothesis? How does he go about proving this hypothesis? Do you feel that he succeeds? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the emergence and spread in popularity of rum, whiskey, and bourbon in the American colonies. How were these spirits obtained? How were they viewed by the early colonists? How did they contribute to the American Revolution?

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