Consider Again the Civilization Described in the Previous Question

question 3

Multiple Choice

Consider again the civilization described in the previous question. (They live on a planet orbiting 10 AU from a close binary star system that consists of a 15 MSᵤn red giant star and a 10 MSᵤn black hole surrounded by an accretion disk.) Through a bizarre (and scientifically unexplainable) fluctuation in the space-time continuum, a copy of a book from that civilization arrives on your desk; it is entitled Iguoonos: How We Evolved. In the first chapter, you learn that these beings evolved from organisms that lived 5 billion years ago. Which of the following statements should you expect to find as you continue to read this book?

• A) They evolved on a different planet in a different star system, and moved to their current location.
• B) As a result of traumatic experiences to their evolutionary ancestors, they dislike television.
• C) Their immediate ancestors were chimpanzees.
• D) They believe that the presence of two stars in their system was critical to their evolution.
• E) They evolved from primitive wormlike creatures that had 13 legs, 4 eyes, and bald heads, thus explaining why such critters are now considered a spectacular delicacy.

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