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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (143-181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how tall did adult Floresians evolve to be?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 4 and a half feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

2. Where do the Nayaka people live?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) India.

3. Why did Floresians evolve to be smaller?
(a) Larger predators.
(b) Smaller caves.
(c) The climate.
(d) A lack of food.

4. Three hundred years ago, what work did most people do?
(a) Farming.
(b) Delivery.
(c) Construction.
(d) Hunting.

5. Where did archaeologists find large pits with the bones of 14 mammoths?
(a) Zacapa, Guatamala.
(b) Odessa, Texas.
(c) Cali, Colombia.
(d) Tultepec, Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the most dangerous animals in the world?

2. What continued to live on Wrangel Island until about 4,000 years ago?

3. What did a Stone Age gatherer do if they found ripe fruit?

4. What does the Latin word "anima" mean?

5. What example does the author not give when talking about how adults are persuaded by stories?

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