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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 country's kings does the author talk about?

2. What do historians call the time when the French people stopped believing in kings?

3. Three hundred years ago, what work did most people do?

4. Which of these is a "memory from millions of years ago" (4)?

5. What development allowed human brains to grow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a person find out if they have a Neanderthal ancestor?

2. Why would ancient humans not be the first to eat meat from a slain giraffe?

3. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

4. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

5. What groups do ants organize themselves into?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What can readers learn from the book about religion and its importance?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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