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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 42 - 59 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, what is said to happen to humans who "see the body and the head as parties at war" (59)?
(a) They become more like animals.
(b) They walk on all fours.
(c) They become extinct.
(d) They cannot think straight.

2. Who are the types of water-dwellers who come to the contest?
(a) Fish, Camel, and Antelope.
(b) Fish, Antelope, and Hippo.
(c) Crocodile, Hippo, Fish.
(d) Rhino, Crocodile, and Hippo.

3. What move by Hands is disqualified because it needed Legs' assistance?
(a) A backbend.
(b) The crab walk.
(c) A cartwheel.
(d) The quadrupedal.

4. Who are among the two-legged spectators?
(a) Chicken, Turkey, and Peacock.
(b) Peacock, Antelope, and Zebra.
(c) Ostrich, Emu, and Chicken.
(d) Ostrich, Guinea-Fowl, and Peacock.

5. What do Legs do to show off after Arms gave up on the challenge?
(a) They skipped and galloped.
(b) They danced and hopped.
(c) They ran and jumped.
(d) They sashayed and fox-trotted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once humans walk upright, what are they said to be able to outwit?

2. What are some of Legs' and Arms' corresponding parts?

3. What creature runs around and refuses to settle down at the contest between Arms and Legs?

4. Once food was expelled from the body and enriched the soil, what happened?

5. What did Legs and Arms think of each other as prior to the upright revolution?

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