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