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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it called when a gazelle sees a lion stalking it and does not run?
(a) Stalking.
(b) Stopping.
(c) Trotting.
(d) Stotting.

2. How has this root language been reconstructed by linguists?
(a) From grabochronology and an analysis of the oldest existing texts known.
(b) From gluttonchronology and an analysis of the oldest existing texts known.
(c) From garbochronology and an analysis of the oldest existing texts known.
(d) From glottochronology and an analysis of the oldest existing texts known.

3. The first human settlers of New Zealand hunted local large fauna to extinction within how many years?
(a) A few dozen.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

4. How many species does the author suggest currently exist on earth?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 1 billion.

5. What was a nickname for these type of people in the civilizations?
(a) Beautiful peasants.
(b) Noble savages.
(c) Crazy natives.
(d) Ignorant beasts.

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

7. What do first contacts involve?
(a) The initial encounter between previously isolated native peoples with previously unknown external peoples who are nearly always less technologically advanced.
(b) The initial encounter between previously isolated native peoples with previously unknown external peoples who are nearly always more technologically advanced.
(c) The first pair of lenses one wears after the use of glasses.
(d) The initial encounter between previously isolated native peoples with previously unknown external peoples who are sometimes more technologically advanced.

8. In what did this population explosion and its enabler result?
(a) A mixture of emigrants and native peoples.
(b) Organized, permanent villages of native peoples.
(c) The mating of emigrants with native peoples.
(d) Massive emigrations and displacements of native peoples.

9. By what do many suggest that today's societal ills could be eliminated?
(a) A return to a fondly remembered era of peace and environmental purity.
(b) Enjoy the present, since there is not much hope in the future.
(c) Working toward a better future and an era of peace and environmental purity.
(d) Look to the past as a way to learn from previous mistakes.

10. What is the conclusion of the woodpecker research?
(a) All woodpeckers are descended from a common ancestral species.
(b) Some woodpeckers are descended from a common ancestral species.
(c) All woodpeckers are descended from several ancestral species.
(d) All woodpeckers are descended from two ancestral species.

11. Why do gazelles exhibit this behavior?
(a) It helps the gazelle escape the lion.
(b) It allows the gazelle to communicate to the lion that it is aware of the lion and can easily escape.
(c) It tricks the lion into thinking that the gazelle is injured.
(d) It convinces the lion that the gazelle is strong and fast.

12. How is this possible that these people could achieve all of this?
(a) They could easily reproduce and travel.
(b) They were very intelligent.
(c) The animals were very weak.
(d) They were powerful.

13. How many imminent risks to survival does humanity face?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. What languages dominate the world?
(a) Asian derived languages.
(b) Indonesian derived languages.
(c) European derived languages.
(d) Indo-European derived languages.

15. Do the archaeological and historic records suggest that these views are correct?
(a) Entirely.
(b) Slightly.
(c) Not entirely.
(d) Not at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around 10,000 BCE what was the world's approximate human population?

2. What else does he do in the Epilogue?

3. By what are first contacts usually characterized?

4. What took place during this same time?

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

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