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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 is the approximate measurement of a sila from Ancient Mesopotamia?
(a) Three liters.
(b) One gallon.
(c) One liter.
(d) Two liters.

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

3. What Greek word refers to a form of ritual exhibitionism wherein the members of a drinking group would course through the streets in nocturnal revelry to emphasize the strength and unity of their group?
(a) Hesiod.
(b) Barbaroi.
(c) Convivium.
(d) Komos.

4. Around the eighth century BCE, the Greek-speaking peoples referred to non-Greek speakers as what?
(a) Simera.
(b) Etos.
(c) Evdomada.
(d) Barbaroi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?

2. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

3. 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?

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

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

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