What is the main topic of the text?, The history of modern science, The importance of endangered languages and traditional knowledge, The development of pharmaceutical companies, The life of people in the Amazon rainforest, What can humanity lose when a language disappears?, Only a way of communication, Modern technology, Traditional knowledge about nature, plants, animals, and medicine, Scientific textbooks, Why are indigenous cultures important according to the author?, They speak many foreign languages., They possess valuable knowledge about the natural world., They use modern technology more effectively., They have more scientific books., What does the example of the !Xoon language show?, Languages are difficult to learn., English is better than !Xoon., One word in a language can contain important traditional knowledge., Children cannot understand traditional knowledge., What happens when small communities switch from their traditional language to English or Spanish?, Traditional knowledge may stop being passed between generations., People learn more about their traditional culture., Their traditional knowledge becomes more scientific., Their languages become stronger., What happened to the Bari people’s traditional knowledge?, It increased significantly., It remained completely unchanged., Some of it was lost as their connection with the forest decreased., It was completely recorded by modern science, What percentage of traditional plant names had the Bari people lost?, 15 percent, 25 percent, 45 percent, 87 percent, What does the author say about traditional knowledge in modern cultures?, It always disappears immediately., Some basic forms of it can survive., It is no longer useful., It can only exist in indigenous languages., Why is the loss of traditional knowledge dangerous?, It can mean losing valuable information that may be useful in the future, It makes modern science unnecessary., It prevents people from learning English, It causes people to stop using technology., 10. What is the author’s final message?, We should trust future technology completely., Traditional knowledge is not important anymore., We should preserve languages and traditional knowledge because we do not know what we may need in the future., All indigenous people should learn English.

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