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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (35 - 74).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did archaeologists find in Denisova Cave?
(a) A collection of ivory beads.
(b) A painting of a buffalo.
(c) An ancient finger bone.
(d) A burial site.

2. How would ancient humans have first gotten meat to eat?
(a) They set fire to bushes and ate any animals killed by the fire.
(b) They built complicated traps that their prey fell into.
(c) They waited until the lions and hyenas were done and ate the scraps.
(d) They hunted from the backs of horses.

3. What country's kings does the author talk about?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Portugal.
(d) France.

4. What is the most powerful animal in the world?
(a) Bears.
(b) Humans.
(c) Ants.
(d) Gorillas.

5. What did people not do millions of years ago?
(a) Climb trees for fruit.
(b) Look for mushrooms.
(c) Cook meat.
(d) Eat worms and snails.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sapiens overcome the other humans?

2. What is "one of the most interesting games grown-ups play" (54)?

3. What does the author say is the benefit of a corporation?

4. 100,000 years ago, how many Sapiens lived in Africa?

5. When did Sapiens start telling stories?

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