After initial settlement about 1,500 years ago, the population of Easter Island ________ in 1722.

A. reached a peak and then declined before the Dutch arrived 
B. had decreased to nearly zero by the time the Dutch visited the Island
C. grew steadily from initial settlement until the Dutch arrived
D. all died from a smallpox epidemic brought by the Dutch 


Answer: A

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