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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "To Farm or Not to Farm".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did the inhabitants of the Polynesian islands not share?
(a) Sets of domesticated plants
(b) Culture
(c) Language
(d) Government

2. What was the importance of a written language?
(a) It reinforced the status of the royalty.
(b) People could communicate with each other.
(c) Information could be spread more rapidly.
(d) Laws could be known by everyone.

3. Why did the transition to food production not happen earlier?
(a) Wild plants were not available
(b) There were no tools for food production
(c) Wild animals were widely available
(d) People were involved in creating weapons

4. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?
(a) It increased their faith in God.
(b) It gave them more knowledge about the situation.
(c) They were able to read the King's demands.
(d) It allowed them to sail to the Americas.

5. The Maori had what type of population?
(a) Decreasing
(b) Sparse
(c) Locally dense
(d) Controlled

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of the first farmers in many areas as compared to the hunters and gatherers?

2. Who killed and enslaved the Moriori in the Chatham Islands?

3. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?

4. How does Diamond explain the mass extinction of large mammals in some areas?

5. What animal helped groups overthrow and conquer other groups?

(see the answer key)

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