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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: "Tea and the British Empire".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the founder of Taoism?
(a) Siddhartha Gautama.
(b) Lao-tzu.
(c) Kha'ir Beg.
(d) Jabir ibn Hayyan.

2. What does "aqua ardens" translate to in English?
(a) Burning water.
(b) Water of life.
(c) Bubbling water.
(d) Love potion.

3. Where did Richard Arkwright develop the first modern factory based around a spinning wheel powered by a waterwheel?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Cromford.
(c) Oxford.
(d) London.

4. When was the Tang dynasty?
(a) 909-1002 CE.
(b) 709-1000 CE.
(c) 569-623 CE.
(d) 618-907 CE.

5. When did the Sung dynasty rule in China?
(a) 895-903.
(b) 1658-1723.
(c) 960-1279.
(d) 1325-1532.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when was Egypt's ruler King Scorpion I buried?

2. When did Alexander the Great die from a mysterious illness?

3. Who is described by the author as Japan's greatest tea-master, who lived in the seventeenth century?

4. Around the eighth century BCE, the Greek-speaking peoples referred to non-Greek speakers as what?

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

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