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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (143-181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were the boys found at Sunghir?
(a) 9 and 12.
(b) 7 and 13.
(c) 3 and 8.
(d) 15 and 16.

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

3. How do gibbons usually live?
(a) In large noisy communities.
(b) By themselves, rarely seeing another gibbon.
(c) Mothers live with their children until the young have grown enough to leave.
(d) In pairs, often staying together for many years and taking care of their children.

4. Which animal came to Flores Island at the same time as humans?
(a) Bears.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Giraffes.
(d) Wolves.

5. What is known about the objects Stone Age people owned?
(a) They were obsessive collectors.
(b) They owned much more stuff than people today.
(c) They did not own many things.
(d) They were constantly finding seashells that they liked.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sapiens start telling stories?

2. Where did the spacecraft land on the moon?

3. How did Sapiens develop this ability?

4. What does "Homo sapien" mean?

5. Three hundred years ago, what work did most people do?

(see the answer key)

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