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 (a)   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