A History of the World in 6 Glasses Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Tom Standage
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Tom Standage
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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. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?
(a) 4000 BCE.
(b) 1000 BCE.
(c) 6000 BCE.
(d) 2000 BCE.

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

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

4. From approximately when does "The Ebers Papyrus" date?
(a) 1700 BCE.
(b) 1100 BCE.
(c) 1200 BCE.
(d) 1550 BCE.

5. When was Virginia first established by the British as a permanent settlement in the New World?
(a) 1600.
(b) 1607.
(c) 1678.
(d) 1623.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the professor of the French medical school of Montpellier who produced instructions for distilling win around 1300?

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

3. What eighth-century Arab scholar is remembered as one of the fathers of chemistry and the creator of an improved form of distillation apparatus?

4. Who wrote Works and Days in the eighth century BCE?

5. When did the Mayflower set out for America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the basic components that make up beer.

2. How did wine factor into Ancient Egyptian culture?

3. When and where did wine originate?

4. When did beer first orignate?

5. What cultural role did beer serve in England in the sixteenth century?

6. What was the customary way to drink wine in Greek culture? How did the Greeks perceive other customs of consuming wine?

7. How did wine lead to Marcus Antonius's death?

8. What was the Molasses Act and how was it received by the American colonists?

9. What artifacts demonstrate the earliest of beer drinking and customs?

10. What role did wine play in Ancient Greek culture?

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