Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

To test his theory that prehistoric men used frozen lakes as refrigerators for their mammoth meat, the ____ ate horse meat he had left in a local pond for several months.

  1. immunologist

  2. abolitionist

  3. paleontologist

  4. archivist

  5. chemist

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A paleontologist is a scientist who studies fossils of ancient life forms and prehistoric times. Testing a theory about prehistoric men and mammoth meat aligns directly with the field of paleontology.