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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tina say when her dad asks who got mud on the floor?
(a) It wasn't me. It was the Tina Corporation.
(b) An alien did it.
(c) I'll clean it up right away.
(d) It was my brother.

2. Where is Flores Island?
(a) Indonesia.
(b) Italy.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Madagascar.

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

4. As human brains grew, what shrunk?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their stomachs.
(c) Their legs.
(d) Their arms.

5. How can it be know that some people have Neanderthal ancestors?
(a) They are unusually good at swimming.
(b) They have especially large brains.
(c) You can tell by looking at them.
(d) By studying their DNA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language is the word "Sapien"?

2. About how much money does McDonald's earn every year?

3. What story does the author use as an example?

4. What did people do when they stopped believing in the stories of the king and the special oil?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did humans reach Flores Island?

2. How is evolution like water dripping on a rock?

3. How did the story of the Great Lion Spirit affect people?

4. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

5. Why would ancient humans not be the first to eat meat from a slain giraffe?

6. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

7. What gave Sapiens the power to overcome their competitors and deal with much stronger animals?

8. What stories were told by the people of Flores Island?

9. How did human bodies change when they started to cook their food?

10. Why is growing up especially hard for human children?

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