1. The Ice Age can best be described as a time when _____

[A] very little life existed

[B] man and animals had only wild plants to eat

[C] caps of ice spread right down over the Temperate Zone

[D] the Atlantic and Mediterranean shores were the only warn areas in the world

2. The Ice Age was very difficult to live in because people _____.

[A] had no houses, farms, or tools

[B] were unable to keep animals from attacking them

[C] were forced to eat wild plants 3 times a day

[D] had no way to communicate with one another

3. Man stood upright and could walk long distances. This enabled him to _____.

[A] fight against fierce animals

[B] outwalk any animal

[C] carry food back to camp

[D] walk away from sheets of ice

4. The gift of hands allowed man to _____.

[A] not only carry things, but also use tools

[B] make tools

[C] transport the kill back to camp

[D] hunt the animals

5. The power of speech gave man each of the following except _____.

[A] the ability to communicate in words

[B] the means to explain complicated skills

[C] the ability to pass on wisdom and experience

[D] the means to avoid dangers

6. Which of the following statements is true?

[A] Humans survived the Ice Age while other animals did not.

[B] Humans could use tools while other animals could not.

[C] Humans had all the seven gifts while none of the other animals had them all.

[D] Humans could communicate with each other while other animals could not.

Translation

1. The story of the beginning of mankind takes us far, far back through time to a world entirely different from the world we know today.

2. Some small trees were checked from full growth.

3. These distant ancestors made a life for themselves in this rough, barren land and survived its dangers.

4. Humans might not outrun any animals, but they could outwalk them all.

5. Those seven gifts stood between the people of the Ice Age and the many dangers of their difficult world.