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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (112-142).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which of these is there just one kind all over the world?
(a) Bears.
(b) Humans.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Ants.

2. 100,000 years ago, how many Sapiens lived in Africa?
(a) Fewer than 100,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) More than 250,000.
(d) 125,000.

3. According to animists, why can most people not talk to trees?
(a) Trees only speak to good people.
(b) Trees have stopped talking to people.
(c) People have forgotten the language of trees.
(d) The world is too noisy now.

4. What is a small part of a corporation that you can own called?
(a) A portion.
(b) A scoop.
(c) A slice.
(d) A share.

5. What did the spirits' voices whisper to the spirit doctor?
(a) Doom.
(b) War.
(c) Flee.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who might a gatherer blame if somebody got sick?

2. What was a standard Stone Age family unit?

3. What does the author imagine a woman screaming when she saw "strange humans in the valley below" (138)?

4. What did archaeologists find in Denisova Cave?

5. What have archaeologists found around the remains of ancient campfires?

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