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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (75-111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did people mostly use to make things during the Stone Age?
(a) Wood, straw, and animal hide.
(b) Wood and stone.
(c) Stone.
(d) Furs and tin.

2. What is the name of the famous Stone Age statue of a woman?
(a) Saturn of Munich.
(b) Neptune of Dortmund.
(c) Mercury of Wollstonecraft
(d) Venus of Willendorf.

3. What sport does the author use as an example of strangers sharing the same beliefs about rules?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

4. Roughly how long would it take someone to carve a single bead out of ivory?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) A month.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 45 minutes.

5. What is useful about storytelling?
(a) It is a useful way of passing along lessons.
(b) It is good for remembering one's ancestors.
(c) It helps pass the time in camp at night.
(d) If thousands believe the same story, they will follow the same rules and goals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is known about the objects Stone Age people owned?

2. How did Stone Age people get paint?

3. What is the most powerful animal in the world?

4. What did humans need before they cooked food?

5. Where is Flores Island?

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