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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue "The Future of Human History as a Science".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?
(a) Farmer
(b) Gatherer
(c) Priest
(d) Hunter

2. Which of the following is not one of the fourteen large mammals that have been used in agriculture or war?
(a) Reindeer
(b) Horse
(c) Cow
(d) Dog

3. What advantage did horses provide?
(a) They were used as weapons
(b) More packing room
(c) Greater manueverability
(d) They pulled the weapons faster than humans

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

5. What is a benefit that institutionalized religion provides?
(a) Frameworks for unrelated individuals to live together without killing each other
(b) Organizing societies by biological race
(c) The ability to rid a society of evil spirits
(d) A way to redistribute money from the wealthy to the poor

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal helped groups overthrow and conquer other groups?

2. Who killed and enslaved the Moriori in the Chatham Islands?

3. Some people argue that examining domination leads to what type of focus?

4. What is necessary for a disease to become an epidemic?

5. Which of these areas does not have a climate similar to the Fertile Crescent?

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