Bread and Beer — Questions and answers

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According to the text, what was a consequence of the grinding process for bread and beer production in ancient Egypt?

Choices

  1. It resulted in the collapse of the bakery at Giza.
  2. It required the use of advanced milling technology.
  3. It led to a shortage of barley and emmer wheat.
  4. It caused sand and quern-grit to wear down teeth by the age of forty. ✓

Answer: It caused sand and quern-grit to wear down teeth by the age of forty.

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In Amarna's workmen's village, what is used to create the nutritious beer?

Choices

  1. Emmer wheat.
  2. Barley. ✓
  3. Nile river water.
  4. Reed stalks.

Answer: Barley.

From page 3

What is the Festival of Opet in Thebes a tribute to?

Choices

  1. The construction of the pyramids.
  2. The deity Amun-Ra. ✓
  3. The scribe Kenherkhepeshef.
  4. The harvest of barley and emmer wheat.

Answer: The deity Amun-Ra.

From page 7

What items accompany the esteemed scribe Kenherkhepeshef in his tomb at Saqqara?

Choices

  1. Jars of beer and loaves of bread. ✓
  2. Woolen robes and leather belts.
  3. Reed pens and papyrus scrolls.
  4. Chisels and hammers.

Answer: Jars of beer and loaves of bread.

From page 8

According to the text, what remains central to the fabric of society as the New Kingdom wanes?

Choices

  1. Bread and beer. ✓
  2. The scribes' records.
  3. The Festival of Opet.
  4. The construction of pyramids.

Answer: Bread and beer.

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