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

2. Why would Stone Age people not often hunt something like a mammoth or bison?
(a) For religious reasons.
(b) They did not need that much food.
(c) They did not like the taste of meat.
(d) It was difficult, dangerous, and required many people to work together.

3. What country's kings does the author talk about?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

4. What is painted in Lascaux Cave?
(a) A giant.
(b) A wild horse.
(c) A series of hands.
(d) A bird-headed man and a bison.

5. What would gatherers do if disease destroyed the local rabbit population?
(a) Look for a different food source like berries or fish.
(b) Face starvation.
(c) Wait for the rabbits to return.
(d) Research a cure for the disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people do most humans really know?

2. How old is the painting in Lascaux Cave?

3. Who might a gatherer blame if somebody got sick?

4. What language did the lawyer tell their story in?

5. What do historians call the time when the French people stopped believing in kings?

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