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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (75-111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, according to the author, are even more powerful storytellers than lawyers?
(a) Farmers and cheesemakers.
(b) Bankers and politicians.
(c) Poets and artists.
(d) Generals and managers.

2. As human brains grew, what shrunk?
(a) Their arms.
(b) Their hearts.
(c) Their legs.
(d) Their stomachs.

3. What did archaeologists find at Le Rozel on the Atlantic coast of France?
(a) A painting of a cat.
(b) A warship.
(c) A cluster of huts.
(d) More than 250 footprints.

4. What part of the body did Stone Age people paint on cave walls?
(a) Handprints.
(b) Footprints.
(c) Ears.
(d) Faces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two methods were used to start fires?

2. How many people do most humans really know?

3. What are the ancient humans who lived in Indonesia called?

4. What kind of bears live in Romania?

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

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