HB 411 Midterm Exam Questions (ACTUAL
EXAM)/NEWEST WITH WELL SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding historical Egypt?
Ans: By the year 2000 BC, wine cultivation and wine consumption was well established in Egypt.
(T/F) The Catholic Church played an important role in the expansion and maintenance of wine making
practices
Ans: True
(T/F) Charlemagne, King of the Franks (768-814), crowned Holy Emperor of Rome in AD 800, decreed
that in making wine, grapes should not be stomped by foot nor should wine be stored in animal skins
Ans: True
(T/F) Charlemagne is generally believed to have had a negative impact on wine making and wine
production volumes
,Ans: False
(T/F) It is only in the last 100 years that wine has been made in China
Ans: False
(T/F) Archaeologists believe that wine has been intentionally made for more than 6000 years
Ans: True
The earliest documented wine production in what is now the United States
Ans: was done by French Huguenots in the 1500s in/around Jacksonville, Florida
(T/F) It is believed that wine has been consumed in Northern Italy for more than 8000 years
Ans: True
(T/F) According to current knowledge, the original grape grew in North America and developed into
what we would recognize as a grape about 2.8 million years ago
Ans: True
(T/F) Wine was historically always used as a curative (healing/antiseptic) agent, never for preventative
measure
,Ans: False
(T/F) In India, wine was recognized for its healing properties during the time known as The Vedic Period,
which ran from about 2500 BC to about 200 BC
Ans: True
When you sip wine or tea that appears to be rather bitter and astringent, you are experiencing the
tactile implications of the _______
Ans: tannins
In some countries, legal intoxication is at 0.03 percent BAC. This is a level that may be reached after just
______ drinks
Ans: one
______, one of the most famous physicians of ancient Rome, was born in Pergamon, trained in Smyrna
and Alexandria, and treated wounded gladiators. As part of his practice, he recommended dipping
exposed organs into wine before returning them into a gladiator's abdomen.
Ans: Galen
(T/F) It is reasonable to expect that Socrates believed in moderation in regard to the consumption of
alcohol
, Ans: True
(T/F) Egypt is often called the cradle of quality wines because the grape most often used in the current
production of quality wines, Vitis vinifera, originated in present-day Egypt
Ans: False
(T/F) While the monk Dom Perignon is often credited with the invention of sparkling wine in the 17th
century, sparkling wine was being made as early as 1531 at the Abbey St. Hilaire in Limoux, France
Ans: True
(T/F) Early explorers noticed that grape vines grew abundantly in present-day North America
Ans: True
(T/F) Initially, the temperance movement, which eventually led to Prohibition, was supported by many
wine makers and brewers as they believed distillers and the consumption of spirits would remain the
focus.
Ans: True
(T/F) Historically, the Georgians made wine using kvevri, which were buried in the ground
Ans: True
EXAM)/NEWEST WITH WELL SORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS /GRADED A+
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding historical Egypt?
Ans: By the year 2000 BC, wine cultivation and wine consumption was well established in Egypt.
(T/F) The Catholic Church played an important role in the expansion and maintenance of wine making
practices
Ans: True
(T/F) Charlemagne, King of the Franks (768-814), crowned Holy Emperor of Rome in AD 800, decreed
that in making wine, grapes should not be stomped by foot nor should wine be stored in animal skins
Ans: True
(T/F) Charlemagne is generally believed to have had a negative impact on wine making and wine
production volumes
,Ans: False
(T/F) It is only in the last 100 years that wine has been made in China
Ans: False
(T/F) Archaeologists believe that wine has been intentionally made for more than 6000 years
Ans: True
The earliest documented wine production in what is now the United States
Ans: was done by French Huguenots in the 1500s in/around Jacksonville, Florida
(T/F) It is believed that wine has been consumed in Northern Italy for more than 8000 years
Ans: True
(T/F) According to current knowledge, the original grape grew in North America and developed into
what we would recognize as a grape about 2.8 million years ago
Ans: True
(T/F) Wine was historically always used as a curative (healing/antiseptic) agent, never for preventative
measure
,Ans: False
(T/F) In India, wine was recognized for its healing properties during the time known as The Vedic Period,
which ran from about 2500 BC to about 200 BC
Ans: True
When you sip wine or tea that appears to be rather bitter and astringent, you are experiencing the
tactile implications of the _______
Ans: tannins
In some countries, legal intoxication is at 0.03 percent BAC. This is a level that may be reached after just
______ drinks
Ans: one
______, one of the most famous physicians of ancient Rome, was born in Pergamon, trained in Smyrna
and Alexandria, and treated wounded gladiators. As part of his practice, he recommended dipping
exposed organs into wine before returning them into a gladiator's abdomen.
Ans: Galen
(T/F) It is reasonable to expect that Socrates believed in moderation in regard to the consumption of
alcohol
, Ans: True
(T/F) Egypt is often called the cradle of quality wines because the grape most often used in the current
production of quality wines, Vitis vinifera, originated in present-day Egypt
Ans: False
(T/F) While the monk Dom Perignon is often credited with the invention of sparkling wine in the 17th
century, sparkling wine was being made as early as 1531 at the Abbey St. Hilaire in Limoux, France
Ans: True
(T/F) Early explorers noticed that grape vines grew abundantly in present-day North America
Ans: True
(T/F) Initially, the temperance movement, which eventually led to Prohibition, was supported by many
wine makers and brewers as they believed distillers and the consumption of spirits would remain the
focus.
Ans: True
(T/F) Historically, the Georgians made wine using kvevri, which were buried in the ground
Ans: True
