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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "History's Haves and Have-Nots".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Diamond explain the mass extinction of large mammals in some areas?
(a) Humans killed or indirectly eliminated them.
(b) The ice age
(c) A large large comet hit the earth.
(d) Germs introduced by humans

2. People often assume that there are what type of differences between people living on different continents?
(a) Monetary
(b) Historical
(c) Imaginative
(d) Biological

3. Which mammal did the Spanish have that the Incas did not?
(a) Boars
(b) Cows
(c) Horses
(d) Dogs

4. Sedentary lifestyles led to what type of birth intervals?
(a) Shorter
(b) Larger
(c) Longer
(d) More difficult

5. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?
(a) Hunter
(b) Gatherer
(c) Priest
(d) Farmer

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor meant that population could grow?

2. At 11,000 B.C., which continent was most likely to develop quickly?

3. The Maori had what type of population?

4. What advantage did horses provide?

5. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?

(see the answer key)

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