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

2. What does the name Ebu Gogo mean?
(a) Water Cracks Rock.
(b) Water Under Sky.
(c) Grandma Eats All.
(d) Giant Hunter.

3. What example does the author not give when talking about how adults are persuaded by stories?
(a) People wearing hats because they think a god likes those hats.
(b) People fighting other people because they think a god told them to.
(c) People not eating certain foods because they think a god told them not to.
(d) People competing in sports that they think a god wants them to win.

4. What superpower do humans have?
(a) Long distance running.
(b) Developing complex plans.
(c) Telling imaginary stories.
(d) Mimicking older humans.

5. When did Sapiens start telling stories?
(a) 25,000 years ago.
(b) 10,000 years ago.
(c) Very long ago, when other humans still lived on Earth.
(d) 33,000 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the king's daughter said that she wanted to become the ruler?

2. Who, according to the author, are even more powerful storytellers than lawyers?

3. What does the author say is the benefit of a corporation?

4. Who does the author not say helped Armstrong get to space?

5. What did people do with god's gift?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did humans reach Flores Island?

3. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

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

5. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

6. How do most people get bananas?

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

8. How do you create fire using flint?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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