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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately when did writing first begin to emerge in Sumer?

2. When was Homer's Odyssey written?

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

4. How many people are officially recorded as having attended the feast for King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria in Part 2: "Wine in Greece and Rome"?

5. Approximately when did pottery emerge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is whiskey made? When and where did it orignate?

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

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

4. What role has beer served in poetry and literature?

5. What are the basic components of wine and how it it processed?

6. Describe the basic scientific process of distillation.

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

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

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

10. Where is the Fertile Crescent and how is this setting described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the rise of the British Empire and discuss how tea came to represent British Imperialism. From where did the British obtain tea? How did its popularity in England spread? What does tea represent to the British today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the values and customs of wine production and consumption in Ancient Rome. How did the Romans differ from the Greeks in their production of wine? What aspects of Greek wine culture did they adopt? Who consumed wine in Ancient Rome?

Essay Topic 3

When and where was Coca-Cola first created? Who created it? How was this beverage first marketed? How has the marketing of this brand changed over time?

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