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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (XIV - 34).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are archaeologists?
(a) An ancient kind of human.
(b) People who study spiders.
(c) Scientists who dig up clues to the past.
(d) Powerful sky wizards.

2. Which fox is the most successful hunter?
(a) The strongest one.
(b) The fastest one.
(c) The smartest one.
(d) The loudest one.

3. What is the cell's "instruction book" (20)?
(a) TNT.
(b) DNA.
(c) Jeans.
(d) Tablet.

4. What did humans need before they cooked food?
(a) Plates.
(b) Salt and sugar.
(c) Patience.
(d) Sharp cutlery.

5. What is an important thing to say in scientific studies?
(a) "I don't know."
(b) "The mango cannot be improved."
(c) "This is easy."
(d) "Nothing can be proven for sure."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Neander Valley?

2. Which of these is a "memory from millions of years ago" (4)?

3. How would ancient humans have first gotten meat to eat?

4. What were animals most afraid of?

5. Which type of human was most well adapted to the cold?

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