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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 happened when the king's daughter said that she wanted to become the ruler?
(a) They crowned her as their first queen.
(b) They laughed and said only boys could be kings.
(c) They found out that she was not the king's daughter.
(d) They put the oil on her head, but it did not work.

2. What did people do when they stopped believing in the stories of the king and the special oil?
(a) They stole the bottle of special oil.
(b) They thought it would be good to still have a king anyways.
(c) They asked for there to be a vote.
(d) They became angry and killed the king.

3. What did people do with god's gift?
(a) They put it on the king's head.
(b) They gave it to the poor.
(c) They ate it.
(d) They buried it.

4. What are the ancient humans who lived in Indonesia called?
(a) Felis catus.
(b) Mus musculus.
(c) Homo floresiensis.
(d) Homo neanderthalensis.

5. What did humans need before they cooked food?
(a) Sharp cutlery.
(b) Salt and sugar.
(c) Patience.
(d) Plates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal came to Flores Island at the same time as humans?

2. What country's kings does the author talk about?

3. How long does the process of evolution take?

4. What were the first tools made of?

5. What are archaeologists?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

2. According to the author, how is the story of corporations useful?

3. What groups do ants organize themselves into?

4. How did humans reach Flores Island?

5. What is the story of the very special oil?

6. How do you create fire using flint?

7. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

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

9. How was the story of McDonald's first told?

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

(see the answer keys)

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