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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 "only gets hungrier" the more it eats (6)?

2. What language is the word "Sapien"?

3. In what year did Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon?

4. How did Sapiens develop this ability?

5. What is the cell's "instruction book" (20)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did humans reach Flores Island?

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

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

4. How do you create fire using flint?

5. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

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

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

8. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

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

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

Why are there not more types of humans on Earth today?

Essay Topic 2

In the book, there is discussion of the "stories" of soccer, corporations, and French kings. What is an important modern story that is not mentioned? How does it affect life today?

Essay Topic 3

How do people learn about life in the past?

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