1. In the media, the new human has been nicknamed "Hobbit." Why is this? The adult stood at about 1 meter (3 feet 3 inches) tall It appears to have had furry feet It was found with a gold ring on a chain around its neck The cave where it was found bore the inscription "Frodo was here."

2. In what geographic region was the discovery of the "Hobbit" made? Indonesia China Africa North America

3. The original discovery was of the skull and bones of one female, and fragments of up to six other specimens. How old are the youngest of these specimens? 74,000 - 95,000 years old 13,000 - 14,000 years old 150,000 - 170,000 years old 1.2 - 1.3 million years old

4. What is the scientific name given to the new species, nicknamed "Hobbit"? Homo sapiens Homo floresiensis Homo erectus Homo hobbitus

5. True or false: The local people where the discovery was made have traditional legends about little people, similar to leprechauns. True False

6. The creature's brain size is the smallest of all known hominids, including our early ancestor Australopithicus. This means that it could not have achieved the same level of technology (tool use, hunting techniques etc.) that our species had in the same environment. True False

7. Which of the following intriguing questions have been raised by this discovery? If we found these creatures alive, would we put them in a zoo or send them to school? What impact does this discovery have on religious belief systems? What other cousins might we have or have had but not know about yet? All of these

8. There is some evidence indicating that our cousins hunted for and cooked meat. What is one animal that they are likely to have hunted? Giant mammoths Aurochs Penguins Dwarf elephants

9. What publication carried the original story about this discovery? News of the World Nature Financial Times New Scientist

10. The site where the discovery was made also contained fairly sophisticated stone tools. This means that our new cousin definitely was a tool-maker. True False