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Question #1
The massive teeth, heavy jaw muscles and sagittal crest of Australopithecus (or Paranthropus) boisei indicate it was
A.
vegetarian
B.
Omnivorous
C.
a tool-maker
D.
primarily a meat eater
E.
ancestral to Australopithecus afarensis
Question #2
Some scholars believe that Australopithecus garhi made and used stone tools, but that view is not universally accepted. If A. garhi is excluded, which hominid was undeniably the first species to make and use stone tools?
A.
Homo sapiens sapiens
B.
Homo habilis
C.
Homo neandertalensis
D.
Homo erectus
E.
Homo ergaster
Question #3
Considering the evidence that Ardipithecus ramidus lived in tropical forest environment, What does this tell us about bipedalism?
A.
Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
B.
Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
C.
Ardipithecus ramidus could not have been bipedal
D.
Bipedalism was not useful for arboreal apes.
Question #4
Which other hominin did Homo erectus co-existed for nearly one million years with?
A.
Australopithecus afarensis
B.
Australopithecus boisei
C.
Ardipitchecus ramidus
D.
Australopithecus anamensis
Question #5
In which of the following places are Homo erectus fossils not found?
A.
Central Asia
B.
East Asia
C.
Europe
D.
North America
E.
Africa
Question #6
In what way(s) does the brain of Homo habilis differ from the australopithecines
A.
The areas related to speech were more developed
B.
It was cooled by blood flowing from the face and scalp
C.
It was larger
D.
It shows that H. Habilis suffered from ADHD
E.
G, H and I
Question #7
Which of the following species is classed as a "Robust" australopithecine (often called genus Paranthropus)? (choose all that apply).
A.
Australopithecus boisei and Australopithecus robustus
B.
Australopithecus ramidus
C.
Australopithecus boisei
D.
Australopithecus robustus
E.
Australopithecus afarensis
Question #8
What is the single characteristic that distinguishes hominids from other apes?
A.
hominids hunt other animals
B.
hominids eat meat
C.
hominids use tools
D.
hominids are normally bipedal
Question #9
Homo erectus inhabited Europe as early as
A.
2.5 million years ago
B.
200,000 years ago
C.
50,000 years ago.
D.
1.6 million years ago
E.
780,000 years ago
Question #10
The famous early hominid "Lucy" was a member of what species?,,
A.
Australopithecus anamensis
B.
Australopithecus africanus
C.
Australopithecus robustus
D.
Australopithecus afarensis
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