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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. How do archeologists date food production?
(a) X-rays of the food
(b) Radiocarbon dating of materials at the site
(c) Genetic testing of human descendents
(d) An examination of written texts

2. The Maori and Moriori had what in common?
(a) Weapons
(b) A government
(c) Ancestors
(d) Goals

3. What factor meant that population could grow?
(a) The availability of more consumable calories
(b) The availability of shelter materials
(c) A nomadic lifestyle
(d) Fewer natural predators

4. Traditional arguments seeking to explain domination have often focused on what?
(a) Racial differences
(b) Height differences
(c) Brain size differences
(d) Monetary differences

5. What animal helped groups overthrow and conquer other groups?
(a) Dogs
(b) Lions
(c) Horses
(d) Yaks

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the first occupation of Australia important?

2. What crop was domesticated in Ethiopia before spreading around the globe?

3. What influenced life in the island societies of Polynesia?

4. How does Diamond feel about the traditional theories of human development?

5. When did the history of humans begin?

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