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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Golden Age That Never Was.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. H. erectus was not the first upright hominid but bears the appellation. Why?
(a) Because it was the first upright hominid discovered.
(b) Because it was the most upright of all the hominids.
(c) Because it is the easiest to identify of all hominids.
(d) Because it is the tallest of all hominids.

2. Is the first criterion uniquely human?
(a) Yes.
(b) In some cases.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

3. What did European animals include?
(a) Numerous species of large-bodied carnivorous, wild animals.
(b) Numerous species of small-bodied carnivorous, wild animals.
(c) Numerous species of small-bodied domesticated animals.
(d) Numerous species of large-bodied herding animals, which were domesticated.

4. What is used to corroborate the evidence?
(a) One data source.
(b) A few data sources.
(c) Numerous data sources.
(d) No data sources.

5. When was agriculture first being practiced?
(a) 1,000 years ago.
(b) 100,000 years ago.
(c) 1,000,000 years ago.
(d) 10,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what did this population explosion and its enabler result?

2. Is the third art criterion uniquely human?

3. What does Chapter 5 begin by examining?

4. What is a prevalent habit among modern peoples of all time?

5. What does the author argue about the life span of humans?

(see the answer key)

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