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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 have archaeologists found around the remains of ancient campfires?
(a) Pieces of chairs.
(b) Rotted paper.
(c) Signs of domesticated animals.
(d) Stone chippings.

2. What special talent do woodpeckers have?
(a) Digging grubs from tree trunks.
(b) Cracking bones.
(c) Flying the fastest.
(d) Gathering honey.

3. How long would it take a Stone Age person to walk from one end of their "home" to the other?
(a) A minute.
(b) About a week.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) 5 seconds.

4. Where did the spacecraft land on the moon?
(a) Milton Crater.
(b) Tranquility Base.
(c) Ocean Landing.
(d) The Bird Nest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the process of evolution take?

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

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

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

5. How did Stone Age people get paint?

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