Early Communication Quiz

What is communication?

• The ability to write

• The ability to sing

• The ability to share information

• The ability to dance

What are the two main types of communication?

• Visual and auditory

• Written and spoken

• Formal and informal

• Verbal and non-verbal

How long ago did humans first begin to speak?

• 50,000 years ago

• 200,000 years ago

• 100,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

What did early humans use to communicate before writing?

• Television

• Smoke signals

• Text messages

• Storytelling

What type of language do the San people use?

• Click language

• Sign language

• Body language

• Written language

What did the shell necklaces worn by the San people represent?

• Occupation

• Age

• Wealth

• Family belonging

What were cave drawings used for?

• To create music

• To send messages

• To write letters

• To tell stories

What did the San people mix with pigments for painting?

• Leaves

• Blood of an Eland

• Water

• Sand

What is one way people communicated at sea?

• Using mirrors

• Using coded flags

• Using smoke signals

• Using drums

What is hieroglyphics?

• A musical instrument

• A type of dance

• A kind of painting

• A form of writing used by Egyptians