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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. What factor meant that population could grow?
(a) Fewer natural predators
(b) The availability of more consumable calories
(c) The availability of shelter materials
(d) A nomadic lifestyle

2. Which Spanish conquistador first encountered the Incas?
(a) Christopher Columbus
(b) Francis Drake
(c) Ferdinand Magellan
(d) Francisco Pizarro

3. What was one of the biggest population shifts of all time?
(a) The conquest of Europe by Asians
(b) The conquest of Polynesia by Americans
(c) The conquest of Australia by Europeans
(d) The conquest of the Americas by Europeans

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

5. Food production meant what to hunting and gathering societies?
(a) More physical work
(b) Fewer hours of labor each day
(c) Less physical demands
(d) More nomadic lifestyles

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What argument about the mass extinction of large mammals does Diamond argue against?

3. Where did the Maori live?

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

5. What animal helped groups overthrow and conquer other groups?

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