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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. Other than humans, what type of animal that can cooperate in large numbers?

2. What did archaeologists find in Stadel Cave?

3. What development allowed human brains to grow?

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

5. What were animals most afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did humans reach Flores Island?

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

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

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

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

6. How do most people get bananas?

7. How do you create fire using flint?

8. When Sapiens were still living only in Africa, how did they compare to modern Sapiens?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is Volume 1 and is subtitled "How Humans Took over the World." If it was your decision, what would Volume 2 be called and what would it be about?

Essay Topic 2

What is the main lesson the book's author wants to teach its readers?

Essay Topic 3

How important is storytelling in the book, and how important is it to modern humans?

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