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Question #1
What does the massive teeth, heavy jaw muscles and sagittal crest of the Australopithecus (or Paranthropus) boisei indicate
A.
primarily a meat eater
B.
a tool-maker
C.
Omnivorous
D.
ancestral to Australopithecus afarensis
E.
vegetarian
Question #2
It is not universally accepted among scholars that Australopithecus garhi made and used stone tools. Other than A. garhi, which hominid was undeniably the first species to make and use stone tools?
A.
Homo habilis
B.
Homo neandertalensis
C.
Homo erectus
D.
Homo sapiens sapiens
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 developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
B.
Bipedalism was not useful for arboreal apes.
C.
Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
D.
Ardipithecus ramidus could not have been bipedal
Question #4
Which other hominin did Homo erectus co-existed for nearly one million years with?
A.
Australopithecus anamensis
B.
Ardipitchecus ramidus
C.
Australopithecus afarensis
D.
Australopithecus boisei
Question #5
The place where Homo erectus fossils are not found?
A.
Central Asia
B.
Africa
C.
East Asia
D.
North America
E.
Europe
Question #6
The brain of Homo habilis differed from the australopithecines in what way(s)?
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 afarensis
B.
Australopithecus boisei
C.
Australopithecus ramidus
D.
Australopithecus robustus
E.
Australopithecus boisei and Australopithecus robustus
Question #8
What is the single characteristic that distinguishes hominids from other apes?
A.
hominids are normally bipedal
B.
hominids hunt other animals
C.
hominids eat meat
D.
hominids use tools
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 robustus
B.
Australopithecus afarensis
C.
Australopithecus africanus
D.
Australopithecus anamensis
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