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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (112-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who explored Altamira Cave?
(a) Maurice McDonald.
(b) A farmer who had gotten lost.
(c) Marcelino and his daughter Maria.
(d) Two college students.

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

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

5. Who would usually have been the most powerful leader of a band?
(a) The oldest woman would control everything.
(b) A band would not usually have one powerful leader.
(c) The son of the king would have total power.
(d) The strongest warrior would take power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the lawyer tell their story in?

2. Who in particular faced danger during the Stone Age?

3. Ants also cooperate in large numbers, but how are they different from humans?

4. How long does the process of evolution take?

5. How long was a good gatherer's workday?

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