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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. What word refers to a drinking horn in Ancient Greece?
(a) Krater.
(b) Rhyton.
(c) Cantharos.
(d) Cylix.

2. What beer did the Aztecs offer to Mayahuel, the goddess of fertility?
(a) Chicha.
(b) Sahti.
(c) Pulque.
(d) Bappir.

3. When did Septimus Severus rise to power?
(a) 356 BCE.
(b) 193 CE.
(c) 295 BCE.
(d) 59 BCE.

4. The earliest written documents consist of what from the Ancient Sumerians?
(a) Epic hunting stories.
(b) Poems and short stoies.
(c) Plays and novels.
(d) Wage lists and tax receipts.

5. Who is the god of wine in Greek mythology?
(a) Ares.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Dionysus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are officially recorded as having attended the feast for King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

2. What is the approximate measurement of a sila from Ancient Mesopotamia?

3. With how many wine jars was King Scorpion I buried?

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

5. Who wrote Works and Days in the eighth century BCE?

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