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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" in what year?
(a) 1771.
(b) 1701.
(c) 1602.
(d) 1607.

2. What is a domed room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes?
(a) Wigwam.
(b) Tipi.
(c) Attawam.
(d) Pagoda.

3. What refers to both the process and product of planning, designing and construction of buildings or structures?
(a) Topography.
(b) Endography.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Ecology.

4. Smallpox was responsible for how many estimated deaths during the 20th century?
(a) 300-500 million.
(b) 600-800 million.
(c) 100-200 million.
(d) 100-300 million.

5. What dealt a terrible blow to many Indian tribes, leading to further dependence on European goods and foolish land deals?
(a) Caffeine addiction.
(b) Marijuana addiction.
(c) Opium addiction.
(d) Alcoholism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Arauco War was a conflict between colonial Spaniards and who?

2. What refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?

3. Some estimates indicate case fatality rates of what percentage in Native American populations during smallpox epidemics?

4. The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to what year?

5. Smallpox is believed to have emerged in human populations about what time?

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