Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 14 "From Egalitarian to Kleptocracy" to Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding"

Quiz: Chapter 14 "From Egalitarian to Kleptocracy" to Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding"

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following was not a disease that killed large number of peoples in the Americas?
a) Smallpox
b) Influenza
c) Measles
d) Ringworm

2. Which societies were the most advantaged in Polynesia?
a) Those with wild plants that could be domesticated
b) Those with natural immunity to smallpox
c) Those that could hunt large mammals
d) Those with large, native domesticated animals

3. The Miao-Yao family of language is spoken where?
a) Only in China's large cities
b) Small enclaves from South China to Thailand
c) In large cities from Thailand to Myanmar
d) In Mongolia

4. What did not help the spread of the Austronesian...
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