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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "Blueprints and Borrowed Letters".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. All crops began as what?
(a) A domesticated plant
(b) A native plant
(c) A foreign plant
(d) A wild plant species

3. Why were early crops chosen by farmers?
(a) They gave low yields in the wild
(b) They were already edible
(c) They were not able to be stored
(d) They grew slowly

4. How did the Moriori avoid conflict?
(a) By moving to an area that no one wanted
(b) By choosing not to develop weapons
(c) By giving in when challenged
(d) By renouncing war

5. The ability of societies to have non-food producing specialists, like soldiers, was due to what?
(a) The ability to conquer other groups
(b) Large populations
(c) The ability to store food
(d) A capitalist society

Short Answer Questions

1. What was early writing used for primarily?

2. What allowed the Maori to have specialists and warriors as part of their society?

3. Which of the following did the inhabitants of the Polynesian islands not share?

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

5. What is true about the greater Polynesian area?

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