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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many examples of positive change are noted?
(a) Several.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

3. How many main motivating rationales does the text propose for the cause of genocide?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

5. What enabled this population explosion?
(a) Milder weather.
(b) More animals to hunt.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Better technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is genocide a common occurrence in human history?

2. How were these peoples referred?

3. How many imminent risks to survival does humanity face?

4. One percent of North American birds have become extinct since what year?

5. What does the author do in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author suggest about the species on Earth and extinction rates?

2. What has been discovered about various human settlers?

3. What is Blitzkrieg?

4. What is exobiology?

5. What principle is used to explain why animals can be self-destructive?

6. What enabled population expansion?

7. Describe European expansion.

8. What was one of the last major first contacts?

9. What languages dominate the world?

10. What occurred when European settlers first arrived in Tasmania?

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