This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > History > General > The History Of Agriculture – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The History Of Agriculture Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Laborers who make a certain craft A) Entrepreneur. B) Artisans. C) Priests. D) Skilled workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artisans. 2. The most likely reason tools and supplies were shipped from the North to the South on the railroads was A) The tools produced in the South were not of good quality. B) The North had many factories which produced the tools, while the South did not have such factories. C) The Northern Railroads needed materials and supplies to ship so they could stay in business. D) The Southern plantation owners wanted to support the Northern businesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The North had many factories which produced the tools, while the South did not have such factories. 3. Is the raising of crops and animals for human use. A) Domesticate. B) Agriculture. C) Surplus. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 4. When people move from one place to another to live. A) Agriculture. B) Migration. C) Irrigation. D) Domesticate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 5. Which one of the following is a coarse grain? A) Pulses. B) Wheat. C) Rice. D) Millets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millets. 6. In which type of the soil does maize grow well? A) Black. B) Light domat. C) Old Alluvial. D) None of those. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old Alluvial. 7. Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food and water A) River Valley. B) Civilization. C) Nomads. D) Social Classes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nomads. 8. Which factor was most important for the survival of early humans? A) Little or no change in temperature. B) Reliable supplies of food and water. C) Access to materials for making tools. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reliable supplies of food and water. 9. Goods and services are produced in better quantity and speed when people focus on producing a few things instead of making everything they want by themselves. A) Domesticate. B) Technology. C) Specialization. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Specialization. 10. By 7, 000 years ago there was an abundance of people. As a result of this, people began to focus on becoming skilled laborers. What was the type of skilled laborers we discussed in this unit? A) Artisans. B) Blacksmith. C) Construction Workers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artisans. 11. What is the effect of the Northerners enjoyed an economy based on manufacturing, transportation and the exportation and sale of goods A) Northerners did not support tariffs. B) Northerners supported high export tariffs. C) Northerners supported low import tariffs. D) Northerners supported high import tariffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northerners supported high import tariffs. 12. To train plants or animals to be useful by people. A) Domesticate. B) Irrigation. C) Surplus. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domesticate. 13. What state showed up the most within the top 5 for a species? A) Texas. B) Kansas. C) Nebraska. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Texas. 14. How was new technology and knowledge gained before the 1800's? A) Cattle drives. B) Trial and error method. C) Experiment stations. D) Systematic scientific approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trial and error method. 15. Most popular beef breed A) Hereford. B) Charlois. C) Angus. D) Hampshire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angus. 16. In which of the following crop production India rank first in the world? A) Oil Seeds. B) Wheat. C) Rice. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil Seeds. 17. Why is agriculture a more efficient way to get more food for less work A) Planted. B) It takes more time to pick food from a garden than to find it in the wild. C) Crops cannot be stored. D) Everyone has to take part in farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planted. 18. Some skills of Hunter-Gatherers are ..... A) Picking up whatever food and other resources they happen across. B) Poor knowledge of the plants and animals found in their territory. C) Astute observers of weather and the seasonal migration patterns of animals and growth patterns of plants. D) Cultivation of crops and efforts to breed better animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Astute observers of weather and the seasonal migration patterns of animals and growth patterns of plants. 19. Which of these examples describes a barter economy? A) A weaver grows enough food to feed her family. B) A weaver and farmer trade cloth for food. C) A weaver buys food from a farmer. D) A weaver asks a farmer to share the food he grew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A weaver and farmer trade cloth for food. 20. Why did early nomads begin to settle in the Fertile Crescent? A) They were tired and couldn't continue their journey. B) The region had lush vegetation and abundant animal life. C) Other areas were overcrowded. D) They felt protected by the region's strong military presence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The region had lush vegetation and abundant animal life. 21. Which factor contributed most to the end of the Neolithic Era? A) The development of methods to store food. B) Human's ability to use fire to make metal tools. C) The domestication of animals to use as beasts of burden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human's ability to use fire to make metal tools. 22. Farmers in more developed and less developed countries share which of the following problems? A) Access to fertilizers. B) Lack of equipment. C) Inadequate income. D) Surplus production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inadequate income. 23. A machine for reaping wheat was developed by A) Cyrus McCormick. B) Eli Whitney. C) John Deere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyrus McCormick. 24. A stable food supply means a Civilization has: A) McDonald's. B) Wheels. C) Resturants. D) Enough food for its people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enough food for its people. 25. Why did early humans domesticate dogs? A) To help with hunting. B) To make it easier to produce clothing. C) To use for farm labor. D) To provide a steady food source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help with hunting. 26. While conducting a search for an excavation site, an archaeologist has discovered a clay pot covered with drawings. This artifact would best help archaeologists to understand which aspect of an ancient society? A) Diet. B) Culture. C) Economy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 27. Another name for the Land Grant Act was the A) Morrill Act. B) Hatch Act. C) Hughes Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morrill Act. 28. What is a name for the beliefs, behaviors and knowledge of a society that is passed on from one generation to the next? A) Culture. B) Birthright. C) Heiroglyphics. D) Genetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 29. What factor was most important in determining the design of building in early agricultural civilizations? A) The climate and materials of the region. B) The wealth of the family for whom the building was constructed. C) The size of the labor force that would be used for the construction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The climate and materials of the region. 30. The most likely reason the South did not support high import tariffs was A) The tariffs would tax only cotton. B) The tariffs woule only apply to people living in the south. C) The tariffs would encourage slaves to seek their freedom in the North. D) The tariffs would increase the cost of imported manufactured goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tariffs would increase the cost of imported manufactured goods. Next →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesThe History Of Agriculture Quiz 2The History Of Agriculture Quiz 3The History Of Agriculture Quiz 4The History Of Agriculture Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books