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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once food entered the mouth, which part of the body was in charge of sending it to the tummy?
(a) Teeth.
(b) Throat.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Tonsils.

2. In the song at the end of the story, what is unity said to be?
(a) Power.
(b) The only way.
(c) Justice.
(d) Ours.

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

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

5. What phrase is used to describe the cycle that occurred after humans began to walk upright?
(a) The course of life.
(b) The cycle of being.
(c) The circle of life.
(d) The wheel of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is used to describe what the body became once humans began to walk upright?

2. Who are the types of water-dwellers who come to the contest?

3. What are some of the functions of the Legs once humans walk upright?

4. Who presents the first challenge at the contest?

5. 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)?

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