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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16 "How China Became Chinese".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?
(a) None
(b) Pig
(c) Llama
(d) Sheep

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

3. Why were domesticated plants able to spread from the Fertile Crescent to nearby areas more easily?
(a) Differing amounts of rainfall
(b) Reindeer spread the seeds
(c) They were already adapted to the climate
(d) They were already adapted to the people's tastes

4. China has how many "big" languages?
(a) 12
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 2

5. The arrival of founder crops enabled local populations to become what?
(a) Rich
(b) Obese
(c) Nomadic
(d) Sedentary

Short Answer Questions

1. What slows the spread of domesticated plants?

2. About what time did food production begin in the United States?

3. Independent food production appears to have begun where?

4. People in areas with a head start on food production gained what?

5. Why do pockets of the three language families other than Sino-Tibetan exist in China?

(see the answer key)

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