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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What enzymes convert starch within grain into maltose sugar, or malt?
(a) Lipase enzymes.
(b) Diastase enzymes.
(c) Ribonuclease enzymes.
(d) Salivary amylase enzymes.

2. To what does "symposia" refer to in Ancient Greek culture?
(a) Classical orchestral concerts.
(b) Classical dramas.
(c) Classical comedies.
(d) Formal drinking parties.

3. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?
(a) Cats and horses.
(b) Sheep and goats.
(c) Chickens and dogs.
(d) Cows and pigs.

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

5. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?
(a) 50,000 years ago.
(b) 25,000 years ago.
(c) 5,000 years ago.
(d) 10,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did anatomically modern humans, or Homo sapiens sapiens emerge in Africa?

2. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

3. Mesopotamia refers to a region that corresponds to what modern-day country?

4. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?

5. Sahti is a traditional beer made where?

(see the answer key)

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