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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome".

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Assur.
(b) Nimrod.
(c) Harran.
(d) Mardin.

2. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Osiris.
(c) Nun.
(d) Maat.

3. What was the Ancient Egyptian word for beer?
(a) Oasis.
(b) Isis.
(c) Hekt.
(d) Cartouche.

4. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?
(a) 4000 BCE.
(b) 1000 BCE.
(c) 6000 BCE.
(d) 2000 BCE.

5. What Italian wine grown in the region of Campania was regarded the finest wine of all by the Romans?
(a) Falernian.
(b) Sauvignon blanc.
(c) Chardonnay.
(d) Riesling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what is Sahti brewed?

2. What playwright wrote The Bacchae?

3. Approximately when did writing first begin to emerge in Sumer?

4. Where did Noah plant the first vineyard after being saved by the flood, according to the Bible?

5. To what does "symposia" refer to in Ancient Greek culture?

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