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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What athletes does the author mention people watching on TV?

2. When did Sapiens start telling stories?

3. Which of the following is not a group of harvester ants?

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

5. How did Sapiens develop this ability?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do sharks and cleaner fish work together?

3. According to the author, how is the story of corporations useful?

4. What ability allowed Sapiens to cooperate?

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

6. How did humans reach Flores Island?

7. When Sapiens were still living only in Africa, how did they compare to modern Sapiens?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do people learn about life in the past?

Essay Topic 2

Choose something that you eat regularly. What journey does it take to get to you? Who do you rely upon for this food?

Essay Topic 3

What would life have been like in a Stone Age camp? How would it be organized? Where would people live, and what would they do in a regular day?

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