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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 19 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?
(a) Humans had two thumbs.
(b) Humans had only three fingers.
(c) The thumb was close to the fingers like the big toe.
(d) Humans did not have thumbs.

2. Which body part suggested a contest between Arms and Legs?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Nose.
(c) Ears.
(d) Tongue.

3. What is another creature humans are said to have been faster than at the start of the story?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Leopards.
(c) Sloths.
(d) Dinos.

4. What are some of Legs' and Arms' corresponding parts?
(a) Shoulders and knees.
(b) Ankles and hips.
(c) Shoulders and hips.
(d) Hips and hands.

5. What use can Legs and Arms borrow from Nose?
(a) Flaring.
(b) Smelling.
(c) Sneezing.
(d) Snoring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Legs and Arms relationship described?

2. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?

3. With what phrase does the story begin?

4. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).

5. Who wrote The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright?

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