History of Fire Making Techniques
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What is suggested as the earliest method of making fire based on the text?

  • Using flint and stone for sparks
  • Rapidly rotating a wooden drill in a round hole (correct)
  • Lighting a fire with matches
  • Rubbing two sticks together

How did European peasants speed up the process of making fire through friction?

  • By adding oil to the wooden drill
  • By blowing air onto the wooden drill
  • By wrapping a cord around the drill and pulling on each end (correct)
  • By using metal tools instead of wooden drills

What do studies of primitive societies suggest about the invention of fire production?

  • It was originally achieved through chemical reactions
  • It was intentionally discovered by ancient scholars
  • It was probably a secondary invention, accidentally made during tool-making operations with wood or stone (correct)
  • It was taught by advanced civilizations to primitive societies

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