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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. Why is food production important for inventions?
(a) It allowed people to be nomadic and spread inventions.
(b) People had the energy to create.
(c) People did not get diseases which stopped inventions.
(d) It allows for a sedentary life.

2. Hunter-gatherers in southeastern Europe adopted crops and agriculture from where?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) China
(d) Southwestern Asia

3. Which mammal did the Spanish have that the Incas did not?
(a) Cows
(b) Dogs
(c) Horses
(d) Boars

4. What crop was domesticated in Ethiopia before spreading around the globe?
(a) Teff
(b) Millet
(c) The coffee bean
(d) Manioc

5. The Miao-Yao family of language is spoken where?
(a) Small enclaves from South China to Thailand
(b) In Mongolia
(c) In large cities from Thailand to Myanmar
(d) Only in China's large cities

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Diamond feel about the traditional theories of human development?

2. All people were once what?

3. China has how many "big" languages?

4. Plants like olives, figs and dates were domesticated around what time?

5. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

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