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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. Why would Stone Age people not often hunt something like a mammoth or bison?
(a) It was difficult, dangerous, and required many people to work together.
(b) For religious reasons.
(c) They did not need that much food.
(d) They did not like the taste of meat.

2. What were animals most afraid of?
(a) Humans.
(b) Lions.
(c) The dark.
(d) Fire.

3. What is the most powerful animal in the world?
(a) Ants.
(b) Humans.
(c) Bears.
(d) Gorillas.

4. What did people in a band likely do together?
(a) Searched for food.
(b) Told stories.
(c) Almost everything.
(d) Cooked and ate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many astronauts were on board the spacecraft that landed on the moon?

2. How many huts were found at Ohalo?

3. What happened when the king's daughter said that she wanted to become the ruler?

4. What does the author imagine a woman screaming when she saw "strange humans in the valley below" (138)?

5. How old is the gravesite at Sunghir?

(see the answer key)

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