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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: "Coffee in the Age of Reason".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "News from the Coffee-House" in 1667?
(a) Daniel Edwards.
(b) Thomas Jordan.
(c) Richard Steele.
(d) Thomas Macauley.

2. What does "aqua vitae" translate to in English?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Water of death.
(c) Tea.
(d) Water of life.

3. Who wrote Works and Days in the eighth century BCE?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Hesiod.
(d) Socrates.

4. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 2000 BCE.
(b) 1000 BCE.
(c) 8000 BCE.
(d) 6000 BCE.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Society of Lloyds established?

2. Who united the Greeks and defeated Persia in the fourth century BCE?

3. Where did sugar originate?

4. What was coffee known as in Arabic when it originated?

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

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