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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (112-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the painting in Lascaux Cave?
(a) 10,000 years old.
(b) 17,000 years old.
(c) 32,000 years old.
(d) 7,000 years old.

2. What have archaeologists found around the remains of ancient campfires?
(a) Pieces of chairs.
(b) Rotted paper.
(c) Signs of domesticated animals.
(d) Stone chippings.

3. What language did the lawyer tell their story in?
(a) English.
(b) Legalese.
(c) Czech.
(d) Ancient Greek.

4. What is a small part of a corporation that you can own called?
(a) A share.
(b) A slice.
(c) A scoop.
(d) A portion.

5. What weapons were used in the imagined battle between Sapiens and Neanderthals?
(a) Slings and stones.
(b) Bows and arrows.
(c) Iron spears.
(d) Wooden clubs and stone-tipped spears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was NASA's mission control on Earth?

2. Who, according to the author, are even more powerful storytellers than lawyers?

3. Why would Stone Age people not often hunt something like a mammoth or bison?

4. Roughly when were the Vedas composed?

5. What is painted in Lascaux Cave?

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