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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "To Farm or Not to Farm".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What weapons did the Spanish have in their encounter with the Incas?
(a) Stones
(b) Wooden clubs
(c) Sling shots
(d) Steel swords

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

4. Why were the Europeans not affected by the infectious diseases that they brought to places like the Americas and Australia?
(a) They had already acquired immunity.
(b) They practiced better sanitation.
(c) They were genetically superior to other groups.
(d) They had a natural resistance to the diseases.

5. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?
(a) It increased their faith in God.
(b) It allowed them to sail to the Americas.
(c) They were able to read the King's demands.
(d) It gave them more knowledge about the situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?

2. People in the Fertile Crescent began food production around what time?

3. What was the importance of a written language?

4. How does Diamond explain the mass extinction of large mammals in some areas?

5. What occurred between the Incas and Spanish forces?

(see the answer key)

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