1. When did King Charles II issue a "Proclamation for the suppression of Coffee-houses"?
(a) July 4, 1695.
(b) December 29, 1675.
(c) May 12, 1703.
(d) January 12, 1682.

2. When was one of the greatest feasts of history given by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria?
(a) 980 BCE.
(b) 870 BCE.
(c) 230 BCE.
(d) 620 BCE.

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

4. The author notes in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome" that what most distinguished the Greek approach to wine from that of other cultures was the practice of doing what?
(a) Mixing wine with water before consumption.
(b) Toasting cheers before consumption.
(c) Distilling wine into brandy before consumption.
(d) Burning off the alcohol in wine before consumption.

5. Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London?
(a) Thomas Jordan.
(b) Thomas Macauley.
(c) Richard Steele.
(d) Christopher Wren.

Short Answer Questions

1. In stories of the origins of coffee, the author describes a man named Omar who was condemned to die of starvation in the desert outside of what city in Yemen?

2. When did Charles II take the throne of England, restoring the monarchy?

3. On what ship was Richard Ligon aboard when he caught his first glimpse of Barbados?

4. Approximately when was Egypt's ruler King Scorpion I buried?

5. Where were coffee plantations first successfully developed by the Dutch East India Company in the 1690s?

(see the answer key)

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