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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the astronaut who waited on the mother ship?
(a) Michael Collins.
(b) Thomas Biggio.
(c) Simon Chapman.
(d) Maurice Richard.

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

3. 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) They did not need that much food.
(c) They did not like the taste of meat.
(d) For religious reasons.

4. What did Stone Age people use to eat?
(a) They only used sporks.
(b) They used a knife and fork.
(c) They used chopsticks.
(d) They ate with their hands.

5. What did Stone Age people likely use to paint their handprints?
(a) A stick.
(b) A hollow tube.
(c) A particular kind of leaf.
(d) A horsehair brush.

6. Who left behind evidence at Le Rozel?
(a) Sapiens.
(b) Denisovans.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) French kings.

7. Where is Ohalo?
(a) Syria.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Turkey.

8. How long was a good gatherer's workday?
(a) All day.
(b) 3-4 hours.
(c) 6-8 hours.
(d) 5-6 hours.

9. What famous painting was found in Lascaux Cave in France?
(a) A wild horse.
(b) A wild onion.
(c) A mysterious woman.
(d) A dog-headed man.

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

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

12. What does the author imagine a woman screaming when she saw "strange humans in the valley below" (138)?
(a) Monsters! Monsters!
(b) Neanderthals!
(c) Help, the enemy is here!
(d) Run away!

13. Where do modern hunter-gatherers mostly live?
(a) Antarctica.
(b) Jungles and deserts.
(c) Caves.
(d) European forests.

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

15. What would an animist do if they thought they had angered a tree?
(a) They would threaten the tree with fire.
(b) They would run away from the tree.
(c) They would cut down the tree.
(d) They would ask the tree for forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the author imagines peace instead of a battle, what gifts were exchanged?

3. What does the Latin word "anima" mean?

4. What was found in the gravesite at Sunghir?

5. What is painted in Lascaux Cave?

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