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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (35 - 74).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ants also cooperate in large numbers, but how are they different from humans?
(a) They never change the way they cooperate.
(b) Their stories make them greedy.
(c) They cannot all tell stories.
(d) They believe less useful stories.

2. What did people do when they stopped believing in the stories of the king and the special oil?
(a) They asked for there to be a vote.
(b) They became angry and killed the king.
(c) They stole the bottle of special oil.
(d) They thought it would be good to still have a king anyways.

3. Why were Sapiens more powerful than Neanderthals?
(a) They cooperated.
(b) They needed less sleep.
(c) They were taller.
(d) They had more advanced weapons.

4. How did Sapiens overcome the other humans?
(a) They were faster.
(b) They were stronger.
(c) They had a superpower.
(d) They did not need as much food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people work for McDonald's?

2. What did people do with god's gift?

3. What athletes does the author mention people watching on TV?

4. Which of the following is not a group of harvester ants?

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

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