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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 used to corroborate the evidence?

2. What percentage of extinctions does archaeological evidence suggest is the responsibility of pre-historic humans?

3. What is today's human population?

4. Why do gazelles exhibit this behavior?

5. How many examples of positive change are noted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the last major first contacts?

2. What has been discovered about various human settlers?

3. What does the author suggest about the species on Earth and extinction rates?

4. How does the author conclude the text?

5. Describe the migration of the Clovis culture into North and South America?

6. What is known about destructive behavior in various species?

7. What languages dominate the world?

8. What is Blitzkrieg?

9. What does the Green Bank formula do?

10. What occurred when European settlers first arrived in Tasmania?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Genocide is analyzed on an historical level.

Part 1) What is genocide? Why does it take place?

Part 2) What examples does the author give for genocide? How are these examples surprising?

Part 3) Is genocide uniquely human? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The author investigates rudimentary human languages such as pidgins and creoles.

Part 1) What are pidgins and creoles? How do they differ from other languages?

Part 2) What is the purpose of pidgins and creoles? Why has the author decided to discuss them?

Part 3) How do pidgins and creoles help support the author's view about the gap that exists between human language and animal vocalizations?

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