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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 "Speedboat to Polynesia".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the source of power in New Guinea when food production arose?
(a) Cows
(b) Horses
(c) Humans
(d) Electricity

2. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?
(a) It required watercraft.
(b) It was the biggest occupation on any continent.
(c) It killed off the most large mammals.
(d) It was the first occupation on any continent.

3. Archeological evidence links what early culture with later Pacific island cultures?
(a) Taiwan
(b) Japan
(c) Indian
(d) Cherokee

4. How do inventions spread?
(a) Inventions don't typically spread.
(b) Through gift-giving practices
(c) Societies are forced to use an invention.
(d) Societies see an invention and adopt it.

5. Diamond suggests that inventions occur because of what?
(a) Perceived need
(b) Peoples' curiosity and tinkering
(c) Superior intelligence
(d) Greater creativity

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did farmers end up with plants that fulfilled their needs?

3. Why were domesticated plants able to spread from the Fertile Crescent to nearby areas more easily?

4. Why did the transition to food production not happen earlier?

5. Diseases that become epidemics infect which group?

(see the answer key)

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