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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. Why did it take people longer to cultivate fruit tress?
(a) Their production was low.
(b) They were rare.
(c) They were too easy to cultivate.
(d) They had longer growing periods before harvest.

2. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?
(a) Pig
(b) None
(c) Llama
(d) Sheep

3. Australia was joined together with which other area at the time that humans arrived?
(a) Japan
(b) Africa
(c) New Guinea
(d) South America

4. Which of the following was not a domesticated animal?
(a) Cows
(b) Reindeer
(c) Camels
(d) Bears

5. What is true about hunting and gathering societies?
(a) They worked more hours in each day than they did farming.
(b) All adopted agriculture as soon as introduced.
(c) They spent more time hunting than they did in farming.
(d) Many did not adopt crops when they were introduced to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early stages of food production, people did which of the following?

2. Which of the following did the inhabitants of the Polynesian islands not share?

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

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

5. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

(see the answer key)

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