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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is this possible that these people could achieve all of this?
(a) They could easily reproduce and travel.
(b) They were powerful.
(c) The animals were very weak.
(d) They were very intelligent.

2. One percent of North American birds have become extinct since what year?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1500.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1700.

3. What is encouraging about the final paragraphs?
(a) They note a few somewhat encouraging examples of environmental preservation and attempts to slow or even reverse ecological destruction.
(b) They note that it will be many years before the earth will be destroyed by mankind.
(c) They note that extinct species will return.
(d) They note that no holocaust will occur.

4. What kept this group of people isolated for so long?
(a) They were the only people in the Canary Islands.
(b) Inaccessible terrain and topography of New Guinea.
(c) They were the only people in New Guinea.
(d) Inaccessible terrain and topography of the Canary Islands.

5. What is a theoretical pursuit that ponders the likely nature and possible existence of extra-terrestrial life and intelligence?
(a) Exobiology.
(b) ETbiology.
(c) Extrabiology.
(d) Terrestriobiology.

6. What did some European inhabitants of Australia argue should be carried out in Australia?
(a) A similar genocide.
(b) Less genocide.
(c) More assimilation.
(d) Less assimilation.

7. What does he conclude by noting?
(a) Nuclear holocaust is possible and that environmental holocaust is not only probable, but already underway.
(b) The earth will continue on as it has, because humans are not that powerful.
(c) Neither nuclear holocaust or an environmental holocaust will occur.
(d) Only an environmental holocaust is likely.

8. What was a nickname for these type of people in the civilizations?
(a) Crazy natives.
(b) Noble savages.
(c) Ignorant beasts.
(d) Beautiful peasants.

9. How do many imagine that humans lived during certain periods of time?
(a) They were more in tune with nature and behaved with low moral but ethical standards.
(b) They were more in tune with nature and behaved with high moral and ethical standards.
(c) They were less in tune with nature but behaved with high moral and ethical standards.
(d) They were less in tune with nature and behaved with low moral and ethical standards.

10. In nearly every historic case, what happened to the native people following first contact?
(a) They overpower the other culture.
(b) They became more technologically developed.
(c) They suffer less.
(d) They suffered dramatically.

11. How were these peoples referred?
(a) The Folsom culture.
(b) The Folter culture.
(c) The Clovis culture.
(d) The Clover culture.

12. What enabled Europeans to pursue their conquests?
(a) They had a better understanding about the natural world around them.
(b) They had more people than the native people.
(c) They carried social diseases, had better technology, used advanced writing, and featured large-scale political organizations.
(d) They were more powerful and more intelligent.

13. The first human settlers of New Zealand hunted local large fauna to extinction within how many years?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) A few dozen.
(d) One hundred.

14. What took place during this same time?
(a) 73 percent of North American and and 80 percent of South American large animals went extinct.
(b) 16 percent of North American and and 20 percent of South American large animals went extinct.
(c) 67 percent of North American and and 50 percent of South American large animals went extinct.
(d) 10 percent of North American and and 100 percent of South American large animals went extinct.

15. What else does he do in the Epilogue?
(a) He reiterates the major events of human evolution and cultural development.
(b) He reminds the reader of his message.
(c) He discusses changes in his research since the book was first published.
(d) He argues against several points made in the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when a gazelle sees a lion stalking it and does not run?

2. What do first contacts involve?

3. What countries all have actively spread their languages over the world?

4. What is used to corroborate the evidence?

5. Do the archaeological and historic records suggest that these views are correct?

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