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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. Roughly how long would it take someone to carve a single bead out of ivory?
(a) A month.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 minutes.

2. What was the catastrophe that killed the other types of human?
(a) The spread of Sapiens.
(b) An asteroid from space.
(c) A terrible disease.
(d) A volcanic erruption.

3. When the author imagines the rat scientists of the future, where do they find the surviving human art?
(a) Art galleries.
(b) Subway stations.
(c) Mansions.
(d) Museums.

4. How did Stone Age people get paint?
(a) They mashed up a certain kind of beetle.
(b) They crushed colorful stones and mixed them with water.
(c) They traded for it with Neanderthals.
(d) They soaked flowers in water.

5. What is an important thing to say in scientific studies?
(a) "Nothing can be proven for sure."
(b) "This is easy."
(c) "I don't know."
(d) "The mango cannot be improved."

Short Answer Questions

1. What "only gets hungrier" the more it eats (6)?

2. What is the most powerful animal in the world?

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

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

5. What special talent do woodpeckers have?

(see the answer key)

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