Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 &quot;Zebras, Unhappy Marriages, and <I>Anna Karenina</I>&quot;.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Moriori lived as which of the following?
(a) Feudal lords
(b) Hunters and gatherers
(c) Farmers
(d) Slaves

3. Which location did not see a mass extinction of large mammals that was as large as other locations?
(a) New Guinea
(b) Africa
(c) North America
(d) Australia

4. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?
(a) Lions
(b) Saber tooth tigers
(c) Wholly mammoth
(d) Giant kangaroo

5. What infectious disease played a role in the European conquest of the Americas?
(a) AIDS
(b) Ringworm
(c) Smallpox
(d) Cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. Plants like olives, figs and dates were domesticated around what time?

2. How did Native American hunting and gathering societies become farmers?

3. Diamond argues that examining Polynesia helps the reader see what?

4. In the early stages of food production, people did which of the following?

5. What crop was domesticated in Ethiopia before spreading around the globe?

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