Deck 16: Stimulating Beverages

Question 1

Which of the following is true about the effects of drinking coffee?

A)Drinking coffee may reduce the incidence of heart disease.
B)Drinking coffee reduces the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
C)Drinking coffee increases susceptibility to Parkinson's disease.
D)Drinking coffee enhances the symptoms of type 2 diabetes.
E)Drinking coffee has none of these effects.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Caffeine is in a class of chemicals called

A)alkaloids.
B)flavonoids.
C)theobromines.
D)tannins.
E)cannabinoids.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Caffeine's main physiological effect is on the ______ system.

A)peripheral nervous
B)central nervous
C)endocrine
D)lymphatic
E)circulatory

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The insurance underwriting firm,Lloyd's of London,began as a

A)chocolate shop.
B)tea parlor.
C)coffeehouse.
D)tea plantation.
E)restaurant.

Question 5

Which of the following is the antioxidant found in coffee,tea,and chocolate that may reduce the incidence of cancer and slow aging?

A)glutathione
B)flavonoid
C)melatonin
D)tocophenol
E)catalase

Question 6

What part of the coffee pericarp is used to make coffee?

A)the entire pericarp
B)just the seeds
C)just the mesocarp
D)the endocarp and seed
E)the entire pericarp except the exocarp

Question 7

How does caffeine improve athletic performance?

A)it sends more nerve impulses to muscles
B)it causes the body to burn more fat for energy
C)it stimulates mitochondria to produce more ATP
D)it directly speeds up muscle contractions

Question 8

This plant produces clusters of small,white flowers,its fruit is a berry called a cherry,and it is a small evergreen tree.What is this plant?

A)coffee
B)tea
C)chocolate
D)coca
E)Could be any of thesE.The description matches all four.

Question 9

There is conclusive evidence that moderate caffeine intake by humans can cause

A)birth defects.
B)infertility.
C)lower birth weights.
D)mental retardation.

Question 10

What is not true about the growth requirements of coffee trees?

A)they grow best in relatively cool conditions
B)they require around 200 cm of rainfall per year
C)they require short periods of frost to yield large amounts of fruit
D)they require a juvenile period of between 3 and 5 years before they begin fruiting

Question 11

Which of the following has more caffeine per once than the others?

A)Bed Bull
B)Coca Cola
C)Monster Energy
D)Rockstar
E)Espresso

Question 12

A method recently developed turns coffee pulp into

A)garden compost.
B)biofuel.
C)a new beverage tasting similar to coffee.
D)flour.
E)nitrogen fertilizer.

Question 13

A variety of coffee tree resistant to coffee rust is

A)Castillo.
B)Arabica.
C)Oolong.
D)Canephora.
E)Liberica.

Question 14

For what purpose do plants produce alkaloids?

A)to discourage animals from eating their unripened fruit
B)to prevent frost damage by hardening their cells
C)to prevent insect damage
D)to attract pollinators
E)to stimulate root growth

Question 15

All of the following are pathogens of cacao except one.Choose the exception.

A)Phytopthora infestans.
B)Monilliophthora roreri
C)Crinipellis pernicisosa
D)Hemileia vastatrix.

Question 16

Coffee trees are native to

A)Yemen.
B)Sri Lanka.
C)Java.
D)Ethiopia.
E)Brazil.

Question 17

Coffee fruit for this variety of coffee is first passed through the digestive system of a civet.This variety of coffee is

A)Jamaica Blue Mountain.
B)Robusta.
C)Kopi luwak.
D)Coffea canephora
E)Arabica.

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about dark roasted coffees?

A)they are produced at higher temperatures than light roasts
B)they have a higher caffeine concentration than light roasts
C)the dark color of dark roasts is from carbonization
D)dark roasts are less sweet than light roasts
E)some Caffea species are higher in caffeine than others

Question 19

Light roasted coffees are

A)milder and sweeter.
B)milder and less sweet.
C)stronger and sweeter.
D)stronger and less sweet.

Question 20

The pathogen that has devastated coffee crops historically and more recently is

A)Phytopthora infestans.
B)Monilliophthora roreri
C)Crinipellis pernicisosa
D)Tricoderma spp.
E)Hemileia vastatrix.

Question 21

Which of the following teas is fully fermented?

A)chai.
B)green.
C)white.
D)oolong.
E)black.

Question 22

All of the following compounds have been used in the decaffeination process except one.Choose the exception.

A)carbon dioxide.
B)ethyl acetate.
C)methylene chloride.
D)hydrochloric aciD.

Question 23

Small leaf oolong teas are called

A)orange pekoe.
B)souchong.
C)chai.
D)Earl Grey.
E)jasminE.

Question 24

After harvesting,what process follows that gives chocolate its taste and aroma?

A)withering
B)thrashing
C)boiling
D)fermenting

Question 25

Which of the following is a beneficial fungus used as a biocontrol to reduce the incidence of fungal diseases in Theobroma cacao?

A)Monilliophthora
B)Tricoderma
C)Crinipellis
D)Camellia
E)Hemileia

Question 26

These compounds,found in tea,are thought to inhibit the eating of leaves of the plant by herbivores.

A)alkaloids
B)tannins
C)flavonoids
D)theanines
E)theobromines

Question 27

Which of the following is not true about shade grown coffees?

A)they have higher yields than sun grown coffee
B)they are important shelters for birds
C)they require less chemical input
D)there is less erosion in shade grown coffee plantations

Question 28

The original chocolate beverage invented by the Aztec,had which of the following additives?

A)bergamot
B)ginger
C)jasmine
D)chili pepper
E)nutmeg

Question 29

Which of the following is not a compound found normally in tea?

A)theanine
B)tannin
C)theol
D)bergamot
E)all of these compounds are found normally in tea

Question 30

The first chocolate bar was created by

A)Joseph Fry.
B)Henri Nestle.
C)Milton Hershey.
D)John Cadbury.

Question 31

The compound in chocolate that imparts that "loving feeling" is

A)theobromine.
B)stearic acid.
C)theobromine.
D)phenylethylamine.
E)theophylline

Question 32

Because they were barred from so many professions in England,_______ turned to chocolate manufacturing.

A)Catholics
B)Quakers
C)Jews
D)Amish
E)Scientologists

Question 33

What part of the cacao plant is prepared into cocoa?

A)the pod pulp
B)the leaves
C)the seeds
D)the root
E)the entire pod

Question 34

What event caused the British to become tea drinkers?

A)the coffee rust epidemic of the late 19^th century
B)the 1773 Boston Tea Party in the British colonies
C)the colonization of India by the British during the 18^th century
D)the opium wars in China in the mid- 1800s

Question 35

What tea is used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony?

A)chai.
B)green.
C)white.
D)oolong.
E)black.

Question 36

Which of the following is not a commonly grown variety of cacao?

A)criollo
B)forastero
C)castillo
D)trinitario

Question 37

The relaxing effects of tea are due to the compound,

A)theophylline.
B)theol.
C)theanine.
D)tannin.
E)theobrominE.

Question 38

For the most superior teas,what part of the tea plant is harvested?

A)the oldest,lower leaves
B)leaves on the outer branches
C)the top two leaves and terminal buds
D)axillary buds and the three lowest leaves

Question 39

This tea is brewed from young leaves covered with trichomes.This tea is ______ tea.

A)chai.
B)green.
C)white.
D)oolong.
E)black.

Question 40

The choicest and mildest coffee is produced by

A)Coffea canephorA.
B)Coffea liberica.
C)Coffea castillo
D)Coffea arabica.

Question 41

What was used as a tea substitute in the South during the Civil War?

A)yaupon holly
B)yerba mate
C)thea
D)coca cola

Question 42

In the production of chocolate liquor,the nibs of the cacao seed are used.

Question 43

Which of the following in not a result of dutching cocoa powder?

A)acidity is neutralized
B)solubility is increased
C)the color darkens
D)flavor is enhanced

Question 44

What part of the cacao seed is used to produce chocolate liquor?

A)the cotyledons
B)the seed coat
C)the embryo
D)the entire seed

Question 45

Environmentally and ecologically,sun grown coffee trees are preferred over shade grown coffee trees.

Question 46

Coffehouses are first known from Vienna.

Question 47

Cocoa powder is made from removing ______ from the _______.

A)nibs - seeds
B)pulp - beans
C)cocoa butter - liquor
D)seeds - pods

Question 48

Which of the following processes is not associated with chocolate or cocoa production?

A)conching
B)carmelizing
C)fermenting
D)dutching

Question 49

The disease which historically had the greatest impact on coffee production is coffee blight.

Question 50

Paraguay tea was a true tea substitute consumed in the southern United States during the Civil War blockade.

Question 51

All of the following botanical terms are paired correctly with terms they are more commonly called except one.Choose the exception.

A)coffee berries - cherries
B)coffee seeds - beans
C)cacao fat - butter
D)cacao cotyledons - nibs
E)cacao seeds - berries

Question 52

In studies,coffee drinkers have been shown to have a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Question 53

Tea is the world's most popular beverage.

Question 54

A cherry is another name for a cacao pod.

Question 55

In processing green teas ______ takes place right after the leaves are picked.

A)steaming
B)withering
C)fermentation
D)crushing
E)drying

Question 56

The most common method of producing instant coffee is spray drying.