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

2. What "only gets hungrier" the more it eats (6)?
(a) A zebra.
(b) A lion.
(c) A fire.
(d) A Sapien.

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

4. 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 not eating certain foods because they think a god told them not to.
(c) People competing in sports that they think a god wants them to win.
(d) People fighting other people because they think a god told them to.

5. What does Tina say when her dad asks who got mud on the floor?
(a) I'll clean it up right away.
(b) It was my brother.
(c) It wasn't me. It was the Tina Corporation.
(d) An alien did it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people do most humans really know?

2. What kind of bears live in Romania?

3. What language is the word "Sapien"?

4. Where is Flores Island?

5. Why do dolphins still exist?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

2. Why would ancient humans not be the first to eat meat from a slain giraffe?

3. How can a person find out if they have a Neanderthal ancestor?

4. How did Neanderthals compare to Sapiens?

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

6. How did the story of the Great Lion Spirit affect people?

7. How do you create fire using flint?

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

9. What groups do ants organize themselves into?

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

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