If You Hear a Friend Call Someone a "Neanderthal," Why

question 45

Multiple Choice

If you hear a friend call someone a "Neanderthal," why might it conceivably be a compliment?

• A) Neanderthals were more lightly built than modern people and therefore physically more attractive.
• B) Neanderthals cared for the old and sick.
• C) Neanderthals were more creative than modern people.
• D) Neanderthals had better tools than the modern species.

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