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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 language did the lawyer tell their story in?

2. What athletes does the author mention people watching on TV?

3. What were the first tools made of?

4. What superpower do humans have?

5. About how many people work for McDonald's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

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

4. Why is growing up especially hard for human children?

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

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

7. How do most people get bananas?

8. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

9. What groups do ants organize themselves into?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Stone Age art that is referred to in the book and analyze its possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

What topic is not included in the book that you think is surprising? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How do people learn about life in the past?

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