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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. How many huts were found at Ohalo?

3. What would gatherers do if disease destroyed the local rabbit population?

4. Why would Stone Age people not often hunt something like a mammoth or bison?

5. How old is the Stone Age evidence at Le Rozel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the Nayaka refuse to help capture an elephant that had killed one of them?

3. How were Stone Age footprints preserved until today?

4. 20,000 years ago, what would a gatherer do in an average day?

5. What do animists believe?

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

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

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

9. Why have no Stone Age paintings of people or families been found?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose something that you eat regularly. What journey does it take to get to you? Who do you rely upon for this food?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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