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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. What was one of the biggest population shifts of all time?
(a) The conquest of Europe by Asians
(b) The conquest of Australia by Europeans
(c) The conquest of the Americas by Europeans
(d) The conquest of Polynesia by Americans

2. Food production meant what to hunting and gathering societies?
(a) More nomadic lifestyles
(b) More physical work
(c) Fewer hours of labor each day
(d) Less physical demands

3. The arrival of founder crops enabled local populations to become what?
(a) Rich
(b) Sedentary
(c) Obese
(d) Nomadic

4. How many of the original fourteen large domesticated mammals became widespread across the globe?
(a) 1
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 14

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about hunting and gathering societies?

2. Which of the following was one of the earliest crops?

3. When did the history of humans begin?

4. Which large mammal was found in Australia about the time humans arrived?

5. Which of the following was not a domesticated animal?

(see the answer key)

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