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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. When the author imagines peace instead of a battle, what gifts were exchanged?
(a) Fur slippers.
(b) Ivory beads.
(c) Stone tools.
(d) Fox-teeth hats.

2. What country is Sunghir in?
(a) Iran.
(b) Russia.
(c) Uzbekistan.
(d) India.

3. How many astronauts were on board the spacecraft that landed on the moon?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What did people do with god's gift?
(a) They gave it to the poor.
(b) They ate it.
(c) They put it on the king's head.
(d) They buried it.

5. What is the largest animal that ever existed?
(a) The diprotodon.
(b) The mastadon.
(c) The blue whale.
(d) The dragon turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word for someone who believes that animals can talk?

2. What story allows humans to cooperate on large projects and trade with strangers?

3. What two methods were used to start fires?

4. What is the name of the famous Stone Age statue of a woman?

5. When did elephant birds and giant lemurs disappear from Madagascar?

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