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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the first printed book about distillation in 1478?
(a) Jabir ibn Hayyan.
(b) Arnald of Villanova.
(c) Michael Puff von Schrick.
(d) Johannes Gutenberg.

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

3. Where did Noah plant the first vineyard after being saved by the flood, according to the Bible?
(a) Mount Kilimanjaro.
(b) Mount Everest.
(c) Mount Shasta.
(d) Mount Ararat.

4. In what mountain region was wine likely first produced in the Neothilic period, according to the author in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?
(a) The Alps.
(b) The Himalayan Mountains.
(c) The Andes Mountains.
(d) The Zagros Mountains.

5. Where did sugar originate?
(a) France.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Polynesia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many wine jars was King Scorpion I buried?

2. What beer created by the Incas was offered to the rising sun in a golden cup and then poured onto the ground as an offering to the gods of the Earth?

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

4. In whose honor was Virginia named?

5. Who was Ashurnasirpal II's son seen in an obelisk standing beneath a parasol in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria feast significant?

2. What were the benefits of drinking beern in early times?

3. How is rum made? Where did it originate?

4. Describe the death of King Charles II of Navarre. Who or what caused his death?

5. Where was Ancient Cordoba located? How is it described?

6. Which came first: beer or agriculture? Why?

7. When was the practice of large-scale wine production introduced? What advancements were made?

8. From where is the word "alcohol" derived? How did the word evolve?

9. What role did wine play in Ancient Rome's culture?

10. What role did distilled spirits play in the emergence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

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