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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The High Plains of Eden.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What isn't ecstasy?
(a) Hilarious.
(b) Familiar.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) A subservient experience.

2. What did Carl Saur believe was the explanation for grasslands?
(a) Human activity, specifically seasonal burning.
(b) Human activity, specifically agriculture.
(c) A natural occurrence where trees aren't in abundance.
(d) Human activity, specifically logging.

3. What monstrous force(s) were born into modern times at the expense of a relationship with the natural world?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Global politics.
(c) Scientific industrialism.
(d) Both of these.

4. What is the angel with the flashing sword representing?
(a) All of these.
(b) The harshness of the desert environment.
(c) The vengeful and ego driven god.
(d) The competitive nature of the world.

5. What tree did the woman eat from?
(a) Either of these.
(b) The Tree of Life.
(c) The Tree of Knowledge.
(d) Both of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What archaeological site has yielded a wealth of religious art?

2. What did the author find appalling?

3. What is the modern incarnation of the Shaman?

4. Why would mushrooms have been especially noticeable on the African grasslands?

5. What was important in the evolution of modern humans?

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