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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Collision at Cajamarca".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?
(a) The development of stone tools
(b) The disappearance of human ancestors
(c) The mass extinction of large mammals
(d) The development of ocean going crafts

2. Some people argue that examining domination leads to what type of focus?
(a) Asiatic
(b) Eurocentric
(c) Historical
(d) Cultural

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

4. Traditional arguments seeking to explain domination have often focused on what?
(a) Brain size differences
(b) Monetary differences
(c) Racial differences
(d) Height differences

5. What weapon was used by the Incas?
(a) Steel swords
(b) Rifles
(c) Wooden clubs
(d) Iron plated ships

Short Answer Questions

1. Diamond argues that wealth and power are distributed unevenly because what developed at different times?

2. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

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

4. The Moriori lived as which of the following?

5. Who killed and enslaved the Moriori in the Chatham Islands?

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