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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. Thirteen of the fourteen large domesticated mammals are native to which area?
(a) The Americas
(b) Eurasia
(c) Africa
(d) Australia

2. If knowledge brings power, what increases the power, according to Diamond?
(a) Germs
(b) Writing
(c) Love
(d) Weapons

3. Why was literacy important for the Spanish?
(a) It gave them more knowledge about the situation.
(b) They were able to read the King's demands.
(c) It allowed them to sail to the Americas.
(d) It increased their faith in God.

4. What did not help the spread of the Austronesian culture?
(a) Better watercraft
(b) The lack of epidemics
(c) Denser populations
(d) Superior tools and weapons

5. What does Diamond seek to explain in his research?
(a) The creation of metal tools
(b) The spread of illnesses
(c) The different rates of human development
(d) The domination of Western Europe

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is food production important for inventions?

2. Diamond argues that examining Polynesia helps the reader see what?

3. What is a stone tool or implement that an individual used to pound the fibrous bark of some trees into material that could be used for ropes, nets, and clothing?

4. Where did the Incas first encounter the Spanish?

5. Some people have argued that those living in warm, humid climates were inhibited in their development by what?

(see the answer key)

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