Stone Age and Prehistory Quiz

Which period is known for widespread glaciers covering much of Earth?

• Mesolithic

• Copper Age

• Pleistocene Epoch

• Holocene Epoch

• Neolithic

Which Stone Age stage is characterized by the first farming villages?

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Holocene Epoch

• Copper Age

• Neolithic

What term describes the time before written records existed?

• Prehistory

• Holocene Epoch

• Pleistocene Epoch

• Last Glacial Maximum

• Mesolithic

Which stage of the Stone Age features advanced hunter-gatherer societies after the Ice Age?

• Mesolithic

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Copper Age

• Holocene Epoch

Which period began around 11,700 years ago and continues to today?

• Last Glacial Maximum

• Holocene Epoch

• Pleistocene Epoch

• Mesolithic

• Copper Age

Which period saw the most extensive ice coverage during the last Ice Age?

• Copper Age

• Mesolithic

• Last Glacial Maximum

• Neolithic

• Holocene Epoch

Which is an example of a primary source?

• Encyclopedia article

• History textbook

• Archaeological artifact

• Museum brochure

• Wikipedia summary

Which describes a secondary source?

• Original cave painting

• Modern historian’s book

• Personal diary from the time

• Ancient coin

• Fossil specimen

Which is an example of a tertiary source?

• Museum catalog summarizing multiple books

• Soldier’s letter from the battlefield

• Research journal article on findings

• Ancient temple ruins

• Interview with an eyewitness

Which period is also called the Chalcolithic, marking early metal use?

• Pleistocene Epoch

• Neolithic

• Holocene Epoch

• Paleolithic

• Copper Age