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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 &quot;Zebras, Unhappy Marriages, and <I>Anna Karenina</I>&quot;.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Independent food production appears to have begun where?
(a) The Fertile Crescent
(b) South America
(c) Siberia
(d) The eastern edge of Canada

3. All crops began as what?
(a) A native plant
(b) A wild plant species
(c) A domesticated plant
(d) A foreign plant

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

5. What are "selfer" plants?
(a) Plants that pollinate themselves
(b) Plants that can be started by people
(c) Plants that take more soil nutrients than other plants
(d) Plants that contain a high level of Vitamin B

Short Answer Questions

1. Crops that began food production in an area are known as what?

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

3. What does Diamond seek to explain in his research?

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

5. Which of these areas does not have a climate similar to the Fertile Crescent?

(see the answer key)

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