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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. Roughly how long would it take someone to carve a single bead out of ivory?
(a) A month.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 2 days.

2. Who in particular faced danger during the Stone Age?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Children.
(d) Leaders.

3. According to animists, why can most people not talk to trees?
(a) Trees have stopped talking to people.
(b) The world is too noisy now.
(c) Trees only speak to good people.
(d) People have forgotten the language of trees.

4. What DNA instructions do human bodies have about sweet foods?
(a) If you find it, eat as much possible.
(b) Enjoy in moderation.
(c) Do not eat it.
(d) It is poisonous. Give it to your enemy.

5. How old is the painting in Lascaux Cave?
(a) 32,000 years old.
(b) 7,000 years old.
(c) 10,000 years old.
(d) 17,000 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people mostly use to make things during the Stone Age?

2. Where did Stone Age people mostly live?

3. Where did the spacecraft land on the moon?

4. How long was a good gatherer's workday?

5. How did Stone Age people get paint?

Short Essay Questions

1. Were people of the Stone Age mostly hunters or gatherers?

2. Why is the name "Stone Age" misleading?

3. What was the man at Sunghir buried with?

4. How were Stone Age footprints preserved until today?

5. How were the families of Ohalo organized?

6. Why is it a common mistake to think that Stone Age people lived in caves?

7. How did gatherers' diets compare to those of modern factory workers?

8. What do animists believe?

9. Why were gatherers mostly safe from disease?

10. Why have no Stone Age paintings of people or families been found?

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