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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the height of the British Empire, how much of the world's surface was ruled by the British?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/5.

2. Where did Thomas Henry begin a business selling carbonated water?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Oxford.

3. Who was the founding editor of the Tatler magazine?
(a) Daniel Edwards.
(b) Thomas Jordan.
(c) Christopher Wren.
(d) Richard Steele.

4. Where did Jacob of Lebanon open the first coffeeshop in western Europe?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Oxford.

5. When did the posters featuring Santa Claus drinking Coca-Cola first appear?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1945.

6. What German doctor published a tract in 1635 denouncing tea?
(a) Eisai.
(b) Thomas Jordan.
(c) Simon Pauli.
(d) Edmund Waller.

7. When did Charles II marry Catherine of Braganza?
(a) 1662.
(b) 1698.
(c) 1702.
(d) 1651.

8. By around what time did coffee use reach Mecca and Cairo?
(a) 1600.
(b) 1525.
(c) 15550.
(d) 1510.

9. Who was the president of the Coca-Cola Company when the U.S. entered World War II?
(a) Christopher Wren.
(b) Robert Woodruff.
(c) Daniel Edwards.
(d) Richard Steele.

10. When was the Society of Lloyds established?
(a) 1771.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1782.

11. Who came to power at the end of the English civil war after the dethronement and execution of King Charles I?
(a) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(b) Thomas Macauley.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Kha'ir Beg.

12. When was NATO established?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1959.

13. How many chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party?
(a) 569.
(b) 130.
(c) 342.
(d) 212.

14. When was A Broadside Against Coffee published?
(a) 1702.
(b) 1672.
(c) 1658.
(d) 1800.

15. What was coffee known as in Arabic when it originated?
(a) Qahwah.
(b) Qafir.
(c) Mocha.
(d) Java.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the case entitled The United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of CocaCola go to trial?

2. When did Lydia E. Pinkham die?

3. For how much money did Asa Candler secure the rights to Coca-Cola?

4. When did Thomas Twining open a tea shop next door to his coffeehouse in London?

5. When did the Sung dynasty rule in China?

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