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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 weapons did the Spanish have in their encounter with the Incas?
(a) Sling shots
(b) Steel swords
(c) Wooden clubs
(d) Stones

2. Diamond argues that examining Polynesia helps the reader see what?
(a) How environments shape societies
(b) How shared culture is important
(c) How the loss of large mammals gave societies an advantage
(d) How war can end if groups decide to stop

3. Why didn't Australians develop food production in ancient times?
(a) Too much rainfall to support domesticated plants
(b) Fertile soils
(c) Too many plants that could be domesticated
(d) The dry conditions on the continent

4. What weapon was used by the Incas?
(a) Wooden clubs
(b) Rifles
(c) Iron plated ships
(d) Steel swords

5. Why were domesticated plants able to spread from the Fertile Crescent to nearby areas more easily?
(a) Differing amounts of rainfall
(b) They were already adapted to the climate
(c) Reindeer spread the seeds
(d) They were already adapted to the people's tastes

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor meant that population could grow?

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

3. Where did things like agriculture and writing develop?

4. What animal was domesticated in southwest Asia?

5. What invention sped up the spread of plants and technologies in Polynesia?

(see the answer key)

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