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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: "Spirits in the Colonial Period".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the first millennium AD, Cordoba was the capital of Arab Andalusia, which is now what region?
(a) Northern Spain.
(b) Southern Spain.
(c) Southern France.
(d) Northern France.

2. What was the nickname of Charles II of Navarre?
(a) Charles the Brave.
(b) Charles the Good.
(c) Charles the Bad.
(d) Charles the Arrogant.

3. Who developed the printing press in the 1430s?
(a) Arnald of Villanova.
(b) Michael Puff von Schrick.
(c) Johannes Gutenberg.
(d) Jabir ibn Hayyan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Roman satirist of the early second century CE is quoted in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

2. 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?

3. In whose honor was Virginia named?

4. When did Rome sack the Greek colony of Syracuse?

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

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