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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the name Ebu Gogo mean?
(a) Grandma Eats All.
(b) Water Under Sky.
(c) Giant Hunter.
(d) Water Cracks Rock.

2. What story does the author use as an example?
(a) The Gorilla in the Sky.
(b) The Reason for Water.
(c) The First Human.
(d) The Great Lion Spirit.

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

4. Which type of human was most well adapted to the cold?
(a) Neanderthals.
(b) Sapiens.
(c) Floresians.
(d) Denisovans.

5. What language did the lawyer tell their story in?
(a) English.
(b) Legalese.
(c) Ancient Greek.
(d) Czech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the oil ran out?

2. Why were Sapiens more powerful than Neanderthals?

3. What is god's messenger that carries the gift for the king?

4. Where is Flores Island?

5. What two methods were used to start fires?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is evolution like water dripping on a rock?

2. How did human bodies change when they started to cook their food?

3. Why is growing up especially hard for human children?

4. What story allows humans to easily trade for things they need, even with strangers?

5. What ability allowed Sapiens to cooperate?

6. What is the difference between ant cooperation and human cooperation?

7. Other than Sapiens, what other types of animals can cooperate in large numbers?

8. What is the story of the very special oil?

9. What is one theory of how Sapiens learned to tell stories?

10. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

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