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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. How many people do most humans really know?
(a) Less than 150.
(b) 200-250.
(c) More than 250.
(d) 150-200.

2. What sport does the author use as an example of strangers sharing the same beliefs about rules?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Basketball.

3. What does the author say is the benefit of a corporation?
(a) Everyone makes more money.
(b) It lets people open restaurants.
(c) Real people do not need to fear risk or responsibility.
(d) It encourages creativity.

4. Why might human ancestors have cracked open a bone?
(a) To make a pen.
(b) To feed the pieces to their cat.
(c) To use the bone dust in making soap.
(d) To eat the juicy stuff inside.

5. About how many people work for McDonald's?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 120,000.
(c) 520,000.
(d) 2,000,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a small part of a corporation that you can own called?

2. How can it be know that some people have Neanderthal ancestors?

3. Why did Floresians evolve to be smaller?

4. What did archaeologists find in Stadel Cave?

5. What development allowed human brains to grow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one theory of how Sapiens learned to tell stories?

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

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

4. When Sapiens were still living only in Africa, how did they compare to modern Sapiens?

5. How did humans reach Flores Island?

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

7. How does the author think Sapiens might be different if the other types of humans had survived?

8. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

9. What groups do ants organize themselves into?

10. What story allows humans to easily trade for things they need, even with strangers?

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