Paleolithic Age Tutorial Quiz

After viewing the Paleolithic Age PowerPoint presentation and filling in the student outline, students will individually work through the following tutorial, obtaining a score of at least 80%.

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1.

People who lived during the Paleolithic Age were:
A. were farmers
B. were hunters and gatherers
C. lived in small bands of 20-50 people
D. both b and c

2.

One group of people in the Paleolithic Age were known as the:
A. Neolithic people
B. the Neanderthals
C. the Mesolithic people
D. all of the above

3.

If you were a Neanderthal living during the Paleolithic Age, what three things might you do in your free time?
A. make jewelry, paint on cave walls, create music
B. gather berries, make jewelry, paint on cave walls
C. hunt, make jewelry, create music
D. both A and B

4.

One cause of the Ice Age was:
A. volcanic ash and gasses were trapped in the stratosphere for long periods of time
B. various periods in the earth’s history when a significant, extended cooling of the atmosphere and ocean took place
C. the creation of land bridges, allowing early humans to migrate from southern Africa to Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas
D. all of the above

5.

Volcanic ash trapped in the stratosphere obscured the sun for long periods of times. Because of this:
A. Neanderthals spent a lot of their time in caves
B. Neanderthals lacked vitamin D, which can be absorbed from the sun
C. Neanderthals developed rickets and/or arthritis
D. All of the above

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