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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. Some people have argued that those living in warm, humid climates were inhibited in their development by what?
(a) The amount of germs
(b) The heat
(c) The lower intelligence
(d) The lack of materials

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

3. How does Diamond feel about the traditional theories of human development?
(a) He feels that they are wrong.
(b) He believes that intelligence differences separated people.
(c) He agrees with most of the argument but thinks that germs played a role.
(d) He feels that they are correct.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?

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

3. What was one of the biggest population shifts of all time?

4. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?

5. When were the Polynesian islands settled?

(see the answer key)

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