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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 countries all have actively spread their languages over the world?

2. Is genocide a common occurrence in human history?

3. What did European animals include?

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

5. What enabled this population explosion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What imminent risks to survival does humanity face?

3. What principle is used to explain why animals can be self-destructive?

4. What is genocide?

5. What is exobiology?

6. What is Blitzkrieg?

7. What do first contacts involve?

8. Describe European expansion.

9. When and where was PIE initially used?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book investigates the power of race when choosing a mate.

Part 1) Why is this a controversial investigation? Why is the topic of race very inflammatory?

Part 2) According to the book, how important is race when choosing a mate? Why?

Part 3) Is the power of race as important today as it was a century ago? Why or why not? Does this prove or disprove the author's research? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Critics and psychologists analyzed the art, unknowingly, of animals.

Part 1) What are the results of the examinations? Do these results surprise you? Why or why not?

Part 2) Can one decide if something is art by simply observing it? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might these critics and psychologists have reacted when they realized they had just examined animal art? Why would they react this way?

Essay Topic 3

The author discusses the topic of extra-terrestrial life and intelligence.

Part 1) What is meant by extra-terrestrial life and intelligence? What does the author say about extra-terrestrial life and intelligence? Why does he say this?

Part 2) What is the purpose of this topic, in relation to the rest of the book?

Part 3) Is this topic appropriate and fitting for this book? Why or why not?

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