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