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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "History's Haves and Have-Nots".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which location did not see a mass extinction of large mammals that was as large as other locations?
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) New Guinea
(d) North America

2. What was the importance of a written language?
(a) People could communicate with each other.
(b) Laws could be known by everyone.
(c) It reinforced the status of the royalty.
(d) Information could be spread more rapidly.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ability of societies to have non-food producing specialists, like soldiers, was due to what?

2. Sedentary lifestyles led to what type of birth intervals?

3. Which of the following did domestic livestock not provide people?

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

5. How do archeologists date food production?

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