This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > General > The History Of Agriculture – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The History Of Agriculture Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Georgia ranks #1 in this animal production A) Beef. B) Chickens. C) Sheep. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chickens. 2. In today's time period, where is ancient Mesopotamia located? A) Iran. B) Iraq. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iraq. 3. From which continent did early man migrate? A) Asia. B) North America. C) Ethiopia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 4. The cotton gin A) Picked cotton. B) Made cloth from cotton fibers. C) Separated fibers and seed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separated fibers and seed. 5. The basic characteristic of civilizations are:Surplus Food Supply Division of Labor and A) Ethnic diversity. B) Social hierarchy. C) Advanced industry. D) Polytheistic religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social hierarchy. 6. How did the Neolithic peoples use fire to aid their agriculture? A) To clear new fields. B) To turn manure into fertilizer. C) To preserve seeds for future planting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clear new fields. 7. The theory that farmers will adopt new and modern methods to keep up with demand caused by an increasing population was proposed by A) Thomas Malthus. B) Neo-Malthusians. C) Esther Boserup. D) Ernest Ravenstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Esther Boserup. 8. The neolithic Age ended with the discovery of how to: A) Make linen clothes. B) Make metal tools. C) Farming. D) Play rock and roll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make metal tools. 9. Which country is believed to be the original home of the cotton plant? A) India. B) China. C) Bhutan. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 10. This animal eventually became useful as a pack and draft animal. A) Cattle. B) Turkey. C) Horse. D) Goat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horse. 11. Chicken raised for meat A) Broilers. B) Layers. C) Pullets. D) Roosters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broilers. 12. The Smith-Lever Act set up the A) Cooperative Extension Servivce. B) Refrigerated boxcar. C) Smith-Huges Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperative Extension Servivce. 13. What factor has the greatest influence over people's decisions about the types of crops they raised during the Neolithic Era? A) What their rulers preferred to eat. B) What plants were native to the region. C) How much they could trade with nomadic hunter-gatherers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What plants were native to the region. 14. Why was the fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements? A) Lots of gold. B) Yummy Crescent Rolls. C) Good soil for crops. D) Warm and deep caves for living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good soil for crops. 15. The important inputs like seeds, fertilisers, machinery etc form a system called as? A) Barter system. B) Water system. C) Farm system. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farm system. 16. Nebraska ranks #1 in this animal production A) Beef. B) Hogs. C) Sheep. D) Dairy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beef. 17. Which factor contributed most to the development of political leadership postitions in early civilizations? A) Conflicts over land. B) The need to organize projects. C) Shortages of water and food. D) Formation of religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The need to organize projects. 18. Mexico's maquiladora plants A) Must operate far from the U.S.-Mexico border. B) Have an advantage of proximity to Latin American markets. C) Have grown in number as factories have been closed in China. D) Have an advantage of proximity to U.S. markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have an advantage of proximity to U.S. markets. 19. People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive (they do not live permanently in one place) A) Agricultural Revolution. B) Ice Age. C) Social Classes. D) Hunter-Gatherers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hunter-Gatherers. 20. What is the most likely reason enslaved people were not allowed to learn to read or write A) Slaves would not enjoy the books available on the plantations. B) Slaves would be able to learn more about their rights in the US. C) Slaves might sign contracts to buy property. D) Slaves might sign marriage license without permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaves would be able to learn more about their rights in the US. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesHistory QuizzesThe History Of Agriculture Quiz 1The History Of Agriculture Quiz 2The History Of Agriculture Quiz 3The History Of Agriculture Quiz 5The History Of Agriculture Quiz 6The History Of Agriculture Quiz 7The History Of Agriculture Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books