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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Europeans do to these people?

2. What types of behaviors do many animals exhibit?

3. What is used to corroborate the evidence?

4. What kept this group of people isolated for so long?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is genocide?

3. How does the author conclude the text?

4. Describe European expansion.

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

6. What languages dominate the world?

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

8. What does the Green Bank formula do?

9. Describe the migration of the Clovis culture into North and South America?

10. What is the purpose of the Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A chapter in this book presents the question, why are we attracted to certain types of people?

Part 1) What does the author give as an explanation for this? What research does the author provide to back his claims?

Part 2) Do you believe that the author's research is valid? Why or why not? Are their aspects of attraction that are missing in the author's research? If so, what?

Part 3) How much of one's interest in another is on a subconscious level, how much is based on the decisions one consciously makes? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Theories of aging are common and generally focus on a single cause.

Part 1) Describe several theories of aging. What are the author's thoughts on these theories?

Part 2) How does the author's theory on aging differ from the other theories discussed?

Part 3) What theory do you agree with the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The book poses the question, why did Europeans conquer the Americas?

Part 1) According to this book, how were Europeans able to conquer the Americas, as well as many other lands around the world? Do you agree with the author's reasoning? Why or why not?

Part 2) Does this type of conquering still exist today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How has the conquering by the Europeans affected many cultures and societies around the world? What does this reveal about the power of the European people?

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