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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 did people in a band likely do together?

2. Where did the spacecraft land on the moon?

3. How healthy were gatherers' diets?

4. What is one piece of evidence showing cooperation between distant people?

5. Who would usually have been the most powerful leader of a band?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it a common mistake to think that Stone Age people lived in caves?

2. What did archaeologists find in the Ohalo garbage dump?

3. Why do modern humans not know of any specific historical events during the Stone Age?

4. What are orangutan families like?

5. What did hunter-gatherers know about their territory?

6. How were the families of Ohalo organized?

7. Why were accidents more dangerous during the Stone Age?

8. Why is the name "Stone Age" misleading?

9. Why do humans like to eat foods that are bad for them?

10. What have archaeologists learned in studying the stone remains around ancient campfires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What would life have been like in a Stone Age camp? How would it be organized? Where would people live, and what would they do in a regular day?

Essay Topic 3

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

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