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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #37813 Coffee

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'Coffee' comes from the Arabic word 'qahweh'. According to legend, Kaldi, an Arab goatherd in Ethiopia, first discovered coffee in about 850 AD, after noticing the strange effects the plant had on some of his flock who had been feeding on it. But it was not until the thirteenth century that coffee reached Arabia, and 200 years later, Turkey. From there it was introduced into Europe. Before its use as a beverage, coffee was a food, then a wine and later a medicine. Despite the threat of severe penalties, coffee drinking spread rapidly among the Arabs and their neighbours, and had established its popularity in Europe and North America by the end of the seventeenth century.

What are two accurate statements about the history and spread of coffee as described in the passage?

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Coffee was originally used as a medicine before becoming a popular beverage. Kaldi, a Turkish goatherd, discovered coffee in the 13th century. Coffee reached Arabia by the 13th century and Turkey 200 years later. Severe penalties in Europe and North America hindered the spread of coffee. Coffee was introduced into Europe directly from Ethiopia.

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Option 1: "Coffee was originally used as a medicine before becoming a popular beverage."

Explanation: The text states that before coffee was used as a beverage, it was a food, then a wine, and later a medicine. This indicates that its initial use included medicinal purposes, making this statement accurate.

Option 2: "Kaldi, a Turkish goatherd, discovered coffee in the 13th century."

Explanation: The text specifies that Kaldi was an Arab goatherd in Ethiopia who discovered coffee around 850 AD, not in the 13th century, nor was he Turkish. This contradicts the information presented in the text.

Option 3: "Coffee reached Arabia by the 13th century and Turkey 200 years later."

Explanation: The passage confirms that coffee reached Arabia in the 13th century and then Turkey 200 years later, making this statement accurate and directly supported by the text.

Option 4: "Severe penalties in Europe and North America hindered the spread of coffee."

Explanation: The text mentions that despite the threat of severe penalties, coffee drinking spread rapidly among the Arabs and their neighbours, indicating that these penalties did not hinder its spread, but rather coffee became popular.

Option 5: "Coffee was introduced into Europe directly from Ethiopia."

Explanation: The text states that coffee was introduced into Europe after reaching Arabia and Turkey, not directly from Ethiopia. This makes the statement inaccurate as it misrepresents the sequence of events.

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