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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. Which of the following is not one of the fourteen large mammals that have been used in agriculture or war?
(a) Cow
(b) Horse
(c) Reindeer
(d) Dog

2. What is true about the greater Polynesian area?
(a) The societies are all warrior societies.
(b) It is very diverse.
(c) The groups had no contact with each other.
(d) The islands are all large.

3. Diamond argues that examining Polynesia helps the reader see what?
(a) How the loss of large mammals gave societies an advantage
(b) How environments shape societies
(c) How shared culture is important
(d) How war can end if groups decide to stop

4. What is typically necessary for a society to have non-food specialists beyond kings and bureaucrats?
(a) Education
(b) Electricity
(c) Gas powered machinery
(d) Taxes

5. What influenced life in the island societies of Polynesia?
(a) The closeness to North America
(b) Trade with Europeans
(c) The environment
(d) The tropical climate on all islands

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these food items was domesticated most recently?

2. Which of the following was one of the earliest crops?

3. Thirteen of the fourteen large domesticated mammals are native to which area?

4. Why did it take people longer to cultivate fruit tress?

5. If knowledge brings power, what increases the power, according to Diamond?

(see the answer key)

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