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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is today's human population?

2. When did humans first cross the Bering Straights into Alaska and then spread south into North America?

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

4. What did the Europeans do to these people?

5. How many imminent risks to survival does humanity face?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where was PIE initially used?

2. How does the author conclude the text?

3. What is the purpose of the Epilogue?

4. What has been discovered about various human settlers?

5. What do first contacts involve?

6. What is genocide?

7. What enabled population expansion?

8. What is Blitzkrieg?

9. What is exobiology?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The arrival of Homo sapiens has generally heralded environmental over-exploitation through hunting and harvesting of resources at a rate far beyond which they could possibly be expected to be renewable.

Part 1) What examples does the author give to prove this statement? How did you respond to these examples? Why did you respond this way?

Part 2) What do these examples reveal about the power of humanity? Do other creatures have this type of power? Why or why not?

Part 3) Can humanity reverse this destruction? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Theories of aging are common and generally focus on a single cause.

Part 1) Describe several theories of aging. What are the author's thoughts on these theories?

Part 2) How does the author's theory on aging differ from the other theories discussed?

Part 3) What theory do you agree with the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The book considers whether art is a uniquely human endeavor.

Part 1) What criteria does the author use to decide if something is art. Do you agree that these criteria are necessary when deciding whether or not something is art? Why or why not?

Part 2) Based on what the author states about art, can animals be artists? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is your definition of art? Based on your definition of art, can animals be artists? Why or why not?

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