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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. Who in particular faced danger during the Stone Age?

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

3. What was the elephant that killed a Nayaka called?

4. Roughly how long would it take someone to carve a single bead out of ivory?

5. How long was a good gatherer's workday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are orangutan families like?

2. What method did Stone Age people likely use to paint their handprints on a cave wall?

3. How did gatherers' diets compare to those of modern factory workers?

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

5. Were people of the Stone Age mostly hunters or gatherers?

6. What do animists believe?

7. What is the Venus of Willendorf, and what can be learned from it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are humans the most dangerous living things on Earth?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast people in the Stone Age with people today.

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