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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. Where did Stone Age people mostly live?
(a) Huts or tents.
(b) Stone shelters.
(c) Small cities.
(d) Caves.

2. Why does unhealthy food taste good?
(a) It is high in vitamins.
(b) Human tastes have changed to like burgers.
(c) Humans' bodies think they are living in the Stone Age.
(d) It is low in fat.

3. What did people in a band likely do together?
(a) Searched for food.
(b) Almost everything.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Cooked and ate.

4. What happened when the king's daughter said that she wanted to become the ruler?
(a) They crowned her as their first queen.
(b) They laughed and said only boys could be kings.
(c) They put the oil on her head, but it did not work.
(d) They found out that she was not the king's daughter.

5. Who, according to the author, are even more powerful storytellers than lawyers?
(a) Farmers and cheesemakers.
(b) Generals and managers.
(c) Bankers and politicians.
(d) Poets and artists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Lascaux Cave discovered?

3. Who opened the first McDonald's?

4. What have archaeologists found around the remains of ancient campfires?

5. Who would usually have been the most powerful leader of a band?

(see the answer key)

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