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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. What is not one of the eight "founder" crops that started in the Fertile Crescent?
(a) Flax
(b) Rice
(c) Emmer wheat
(d) Chickpea

2. Once something is invented, what must happen?
(a) The inventor must patent the invention.
(b) The inventor must keep people away from the invention.
(c) The inventor must keep people from copying the invention.
(d) The inventor must convince society to make use of it.

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

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

5. The Maori and Moriori had what in common?
(a) Goals
(b) Ancestors
(c) A government
(d) Weapons

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Australians not develop writing, more complex technologies, or more complex societies?

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

3. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?

4. The basic writing strategy employed by most people today is which of the following?

5. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?

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