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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 does "Homo sapien" mean?
(a) Wise human.
(b) Ancient human.
(c) Human from Hom Valley.
(d) Same human.

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

3. What language is the word "Sapien"?
(a) French.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Latin.

4. Which of these is a "memory from millions of years ago" (4)?
(a) Wanting to steal your neighbor's lunch.
(b) Eating a giraffe.
(c) Waking up in the night, frightened of a monster under the bed.
(d) Dreaming of riding dinosaurs into the lake.

5. Which animal came to Flores Island at the same time as humans?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Giraffes.
(d) Elephants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do cleaner fish get their food?

2. About how tall did adult Floresians evolve to be?

3. How can it be know that some people have Neanderthal ancestors?

4. 100,000 years ago, how many Sapiens lived in Africa?

5. When was the catastrophe that killed the Floresians, Neanderthals, and Denisovans?

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