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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 Maori and Moriori had what in common?
(a) A government
(b) Goals
(c) Weapons
(d) Ancestors

2. Studies have failed to show differences in what among people on different continents?
(a) Ethnicity
(b) Race
(c) Norms
(d) Intelligence

3. Some people feel that explaining why one group dominates another does what?
(a) Creates more questions
(b) Complicates race relations
(c) Makes individuals mad
(d) Justifies the domination

4. Where did the Incas first encounter the Spanish?
(a) Cuba
(b) Florida
(c) Canada
(d) Peru

5. How does Diamond explain the mass extinction of large mammals in some areas?
(a) Humans killed or indirectly eliminated them.
(b) Germs introduced by humans
(c) A large large comet hit the earth.
(d) The ice age

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the history of humans begin?

2. How did the Moriori avoid conflict?

3. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

4. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?

5. Which area was prominent in the development of weapons?

(see the answer key)

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