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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do cleaner fish get their food?
(a) From their prey, the tuna.
(b) From the grubs in tree trunks.
(c) From between shark teeth.
(d) From discarded crab shells.

2. What were the first tools made of?
(a) Sticks and stones.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Human teeth.
(d) Tin.

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

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

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

6. In the story, what does god send down for the king?
(a) A crown.
(b) A ring.
(c) A sword.
(d) A bottle of oil.

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

8. When did Sapiens start telling stories?
(a) Very long ago, when other humans still lived on Earth.
(b) 25,000 years ago.
(c) 10,000 years ago.
(d) 33,000 years ago.

9. What is an important thing to say in scientific studies?
(a) "I don't know."
(b) "The mango cannot be improved."
(c) "This is easy."
(d) "Nothing can be proven for sure."

10. What superpower do humans have?
(a) Mimicking older humans.
(b) Telling imaginary stories.
(c) Developing complex plans.
(d) Long distance running.

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

12. What did the lawyer need to do before telling the story of the McDonald's Corporation?
(a) Stand on the important spot on the floor.
(b) Hold the talking stick.
(c) Tell everyone they were about to tell a story.
(d) Put on their special ceremonial robes.

13. When was the catastrophe that killed the Floresians, Neanderthals, and Denisovans?
(a) 10,000 years ago.
(b) 5,000 years ago.
(c) 50,000 years ago.
(d) 100,000 years ago.

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

15. As human brains grew, what shrunk?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their arms.
(c) Their stomachs.
(d) Their legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story do the French people follow today?

2. 100,000 years ago, how many Sapiens lived in Africa?

3. What is the cell's "instruction book" (20)?

4. About how much money does McDonald's earn every year?

5. What did people do with god's gift?

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