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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (143-181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does the author not give when talking about how adults are persuaded by stories?
(a) People not eating certain foods because they think a god told them not to.
(b) People fighting other people because they think a god told them to.
(c) People wearing hats because they think a god likes those hats.
(d) People competing in sports that they think a god wants them to win.

2. Who, according to the author, are even more powerful storytellers than lawyers?
(a) Farmers and cheesemakers.
(b) Bankers and politicians.
(c) Poets and artists.
(d) Generals and managers.

3. What did people in a band likely do together?
(a) Told stories.
(b) Searched for food.
(c) Almost everything.
(d) Cooked and ate.

4. Who in particular faced danger during the Stone Age?
(a) Parents.
(b) Children.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Leaders.

5. Three hundred years ago, what work did most people do?
(a) Delivery.
(b) Farming.
(c) Construction.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sapiens overcome the other humans?

2. When did Sapiens reach Australia?

3. About how many people work for McDonald's?

4. What sport does the author use as an example of strangers sharing the same beliefs about rules?

5. When the author imagines peace instead of a battle, what gifts were exchanged?

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