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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special talent do woodpeckers have?

2. What sport does the author use as an example of strangers sharing the same beliefs about rules?

3. Why did Floresians evolve to be smaller?

4. How did Sapiens overcome the other humans?

5. Where is Neander Valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ability allowed Sapiens to cooperate?

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

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

4. What is the difference between ant cooperation and human cooperation?

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

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

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

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

9. Other than Sapiens, what other types of animals can cooperate in large numbers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do people learn about life in the past?

Essay Topic 2

What were the pros and cons of life in the Stone Age?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, how could modern humans live healthier lives?

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