Lucy Quiz

Lucy lived in which time period.

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Neolithic

• Bronze Age

Lucy was found ...

• in the sky with diamonds

• in Ethiopia

• walking upright

• in the United Kingdom

Humans and their prehistoric ancestors are 

• hominids
• paleontologists
• centenarian
• preservers

Which of the following describe Lucy

• The same size as a first grader

• 60 lbs / 25kg

• 1 meter tall

• Wide hips for walking upright

Based on information in the article, which of these statements is TRUE?

 

• Scientists concluded that Lucy fell from a tree and died because of her injuries.

• Scientists proved that the cracks in Lucy's bones came from surrounding rocks.

• Scientists believe that Lucy may have been an unhealthy and small early human.

• Scientists think that Lucy and other early humans may have slept and looked for food in trees.

Researchers from the University of Texas used an ______ to find fractures on Lucy.

Select the sentence from the Level 2 article section "Disagreement About Death" that BEST shows why Johanson doubts that Lucy died from a fall.

• Did the fall also cause Lucy's death, though?

• Not everyone agrees with this conclusion, though.

• He thinks these fractures were caused by pressure from the earth.

• Kappelman is doing more research to try to prove his theory about Lucy.

What was one major difference between Lucy and a modern day adult skeleton?

• Lucy's bones were fragile
• Lucy had fewer bones
• Lucy was the height of a child
• Lucy's bones were thicker

According to the article, why did scientists start to think that Lucy fell from a tree?

• They studied Lucy's skeleton and learned that she had short legs and long arms.

• They concluded that although Lucy was an adult, she weighed only 60 pounds.

• They used a special X-ray machine and saw that her bones were broken.

• They studied many different fossils and found that many of them had cracks in them.

   

Why was Johanson's discovery of Lucy in 1974 important?

• because it helped scientists prove that early humans were unhealthy and too small

• because it led to the conclusion that Lucy died by falling out of a tree

• because it provided evidence that early humans were just like modern humans

• because it helped scientists draw a connection between early humans and ancient ancestors