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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "History's Haves and Have-Nots".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the Europeans not affected by the infectious diseases that they brought to places like the Americas and Australia?
(a) They were genetically superior to other groups.
(b) They had already acquired immunity.
(c) They practiced better sanitation.
(d) They had a natural resistance to the diseases.

2. The arrival of humans on many of the continents coincided with what?
(a) The disappearance of human ancestors
(b) The mass extinction of large mammals
(c) The development of ocean going crafts
(d) The development of stone tools

3. The Maori had what type of population?
(a) Controlled
(b) Locally dense
(c) Sparse
(d) Decreasing

4. What does Diamond seek to explain in his research?
(a) The different rates of human development
(b) The spread of illnesses
(c) The creation of metal tools
(d) The domination of Western Europe

5. The Giant Leap Forward occurred when?
(a) 10,000 years ago
(b) 25,000 years ago
(c) 50,000 years ago
(d) 2,000 years ago

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

2. The Giant Leap Forward was which of the following?

3. Some people argue that examining domination leads to what type of focus?

4. What is true about the greater Polynesian area?

5. What is typically necessary for a society to have non-food specialists beyond kings and bureaucrats?

(see the answer key)

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