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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 &quot;Zebras, Unhappy Marriages, and <I>Anna Karenina</I>&quot;.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not one of the eight "founder" crops that started in the Fertile Crescent?
(a) Chickpea
(b) Rice
(c) Emmer wheat
(d) Flax

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

3. Which of the following did domestic livestock not provide people?
(a) Meat
(b) Power
(c) Fertilizer for other plants
(d) Access to water

4. Groups who remained hunter-gatherers into the twentieth century lived in what types of areas?
(a) Areas with lots of water
(b) Areas near the equator
(c) Areas where natural resources are abundant
(d) Areas not fit for food production

5. Why were the Europeans not affected by the infectious diseases that they brought to places like the Americas and Australia?
(a) They had already acquired immunity.
(b) They had a natural resistance to the diseases.
(c) They were genetically superior to other groups.
(d) They practiced better sanitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?

2. What does Diamond seek to explain in his research?

3. Domesticated animals need to have what type of disposition?

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

5. What factor meant that population could grow?

(see the answer key)

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