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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. Almonds were found in which person's tomb?
(a) Tutankhamen
(b) Socrates
(c) Jesus
(d) Ulysses S. Grant

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

3. What is not a cause in the uneven distribution of wealth and power, according to Diamond?
(a) Differences in wild plant distribution
(b) The intelligence of groups
(c) The orientation of a continent on a particular axis
(d) The relative isolation of people

4. When were the Polynesian islands settled?
(a) A. D. 1200 to A.D. 1800
(b) 1200 B.C. to around A.D. 1000
(c) 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C.
(d) 10,000 B.C. to 5000 B.C.

5. Strawberries are adapted to have seeds spread by what animals?
(a) Crocodiles
(b) Cats
(c) Horses
(d) Birds

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Spanish conquistador first encountered the Incas?

2. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?

3. Because of its axis, food production spread more rapidly in which of the following?

4. About what time did food production begin in the United States?

5. People often assume that there are what type of differences between people living on different continents?

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