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Question 1 |
Among the tools that chimps have invented is the
A | portable table saw. |
B | leaf sponge. |
C | banana peel baboon trap. |
Question 2 |
To zookeepers, orangutans are known as
A | jokesters. |
B | dimwits. |
C | escape artists. |
Question 3 |
What can gorillas do just as well as people?
A | Yawn and shed tears. |
B | Write checks and pay bills. |
C | Handstands and cartwheels. |
Question 4 |
When gibbons are brachiating, they are
A | swinging from tree to tree. |
B | breaking tree limbs. |
C | eating fruit. |
Question 5 |
The "lesser" apes are
A | monkeys. |
B | gibbons and siamangs. |
C | bonobos and lemurs. |
Question 6 |
A gorilla is stronger than
A | an elephant. |
B | four men. |
C | the force of a hurricane. |
Question 7 |
A bonobo is
A | a type of baboon. |
B | a type of chimpanzee. |
C | a favorite fruit of apes. |
Question 8 |
Only one ape species hunts meat. Which one?
A | Gorillas |
B | Orangutans |
C | Chimpanzees |
Question 9 |
Orangutans are found in
A | Borneo. |
B | Africa. |
C | Switzerland. |
Question 10 |
A silverback is
A | any chimpanzee with graying hair. |
B | a coin orangutans use. |
C | the boss of a gorilla group. |
Question 11 |
Siamangs are able to hoot loudly thanks to
A | inflatable throat sacs. |
B | megaphones. |
C | very thick vocal chords. |
Question 12 |
Gibbon families usually include
A | a mother and baby only. |
B | a mother and all of her offspring. |
C | a father, mother, and up to four of their young. |
Question 13 |
Gibbons are so quick they can
A | outrun lightning. |
B | catch flying birds. |
C | escape bullets. |
Question 14 |
Great apes can live
A | for 50 years or longer. |
B | as long as 20 years. |
C | up to 100 years. |
Question 15 |
What often happens to female chimpanzees as they get older?
A | They forget where they put things. |
B | They go bald. |
C | They get more particular about what they eat. |
Question 16 |
What do chimps use to get at termites in their nests?
A | A shovel |
B | Their fingers |
C | A blade of grass |
Question 17 |
Chimpanzees make their nests with
A | feathers and spider webs. |
B | bits of fur collected from other animals. |
C | leaves and twisted branches. |
Question 18 |
Fully grown male orangutans have
A | large skin flaps on the sides of their faces. |
B | orange tufts on their tails. |
C | gray beards. |
Question 19 |
Mature gorillas beat their chests
A | to cure hiccups. |
B | because they enjoy the sound. |
C | as a threat. |
Question 20 |
DNA tests show chimpanzees are more closely related to _____ than they are to gorillas.
A | orangutans |
B | humans |
C | gibbons |
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