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3) What is the role of carbon dating to America's Stonehenge?
A. providing evidence of ancient European migrants
B. disregarding the claims of William Goodwin
C. estimating the number of years of the site
D. finding Bronze Age objects in the area
4) What can be inferred about the public's reaction to hoaxes in the past?
A. People were naturally skeptical and demanded scientific proof.
B. People were easily fooled and quick to believe sensational stories.
C. People were indifferent to hoaxes and rarely paid attention to them.
D. People were more interested in hoaxes than believing them.
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5) What initially made Charles Dawson believe he had found a significant link between monkeys and humans?
A. The discovery of ancient tools alongside the skull parts.
B. The human-like appearance of the skull pieces found in Piltdown.
C. The confirmation from a fossil expert at the National History Museum.
D. The advanced age of the bones is estimated to be 500,000 years old.
6) What did microscopic examination reveal about the Piltdown site discoveries?
A. They were painted to look like local stones.
B. They were shaped to look like human bones.
C. They were left unchanged.
D. They were not affected by human interference.
7) What is the primary reason some archaeologists doubt William Goodwin's claims about "America's Stonehenge"?
A. His lack of formal training and credentials in the field of archaeology.
B. The discovery of similar stone structures in other parts of North America.
C. His reliance on unreliable evidence to support his theories.
D. The suspicion that he may have solely constructed the megaliths himself.
8) What detail about the Fiji Mermaids, as presented by P.T. Barnum, would likely be most surprising or disturbing to audiences?
A. Their combination of a monkey's head and a fish's body.
B. Their small size, only reaching about 30 to 45 cm in length.
C. Their origin, being purchased from a fisherman in Japan.
D. Their method of swimming, described as ungraceful and unsettling.
9) How was the Piltdown Man hoax eventually exposed?
A. Ordinary techniques revealed the bones were much younger than initially thought.
B. Scientists discovered a complete human skeleton dating back 500,000 years.
