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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Australia was once joined together what what other land mass?
(a) England
(b) Cuba
(c) New Guinea
(d) Greenland

2. What is a stone tool or implement that an individual used to pound the fibrous bark of some trees into material that could be used for ropes, nets, and clothing?
(a) A hammer
(b) A wood pounder
(c) A tree downer
(d) A bark beater

3. Larger populations created the need for which of the following?
(a) More nomadic populations who wouldn't compete for resources
(b) A writing system beyond the alphabet
(c) A more complex, centralized government
(d) Decentralized food production

4. The Americas have what type of axis?
(a) East-West
(b) Northeast-Southwest
(c) North-South
(d) Northwest-Southeast

5. There has been some discussion of how Diamond's work might apply where?
(a) The corporate world
(b) The retail industry
(c) Preschool education
(d) The economic system

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the source of power in New Guinea when food production arose?

2. Why did the developments occur later in the Americas that in Europe?

3. Which type of society uses a monopoly of force?

4. When was Diamond's work first published?

5. Archeological evidence links what early culture with later Pacific island cultures?

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