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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "Blueprints and Borrowed Letters".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Domesticated animals need to have what type of disposition?
(a) Wild
(b) Calm
(c) Dangerous
(d) Nervous

2. What was early writing used for primarily?
(a) Writing human history
(b) Journaling
(c) Accountings of things like sheep and wool
(d) Communicating with other societies

3. Which of the following is a non-food producing specialist?
(a) Priest
(b) Hunter
(c) Farmer
(d) Gatherer

4. The large domesticated mammals were all domesticated before what date?
(a) 2500 B.C.
(b) 8000 B.C.
(c) 5000 B.C.
(d) 10,000 B.C.

5. Which of the following is not one of the fourteen large mammals that have been used in agriculture or war?
(a) Reindeer
(b) Dog
(c) Cow
(d) Horse

Short Answer Questions

1. Wild almonds are what?

2. How did farmers end up with plants that fulfilled their needs?

3. Where did the Maori live?

4. All crops began as what?

5. What is Diamond's primary question in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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