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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 "From Egalitarian to Kleptocracy".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area was prominent in the development of weapons?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Western Europe
(d) South America

2. Wild almonds are what?
(a) Less bitter than domesticated
(b) Poisonous
(c) Healthier than domesticated
(d) Sweeter than domesticated

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

4. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?
(a) The disappearance of human ancestors
(b) The development of ocean going crafts
(c) The mass extinction of large mammals
(d) The development of stone tools

5. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?
(a) The Spanish horses were left weak.
(b) Many Incas died as a result of them.
(c) Many Spanish died from the diseases.
(d) A smallpox vaccine was invented to save the Incas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the history of humans begin?

2. What is a factor that influenced a group to adopt agriculture?

3. Where did technology grow the fastest according to Diamond?

4. Which of the following was one of the earliest crops?

5. If knowledge brings power, what increases the power, according to Diamond?

(see the answer key)

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