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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.
vegetarian
C.
ancestral to Australopithecus afarensis
D.
primarily a meat eater
E.
a tool-maker
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 neandertalensis
B.
Homo habilis
C.
Homo sapiens sapiens
D.
Homo ergaster
E.
Homo erectus
Question #3
New evidence shows that Ardipithecus ramidus lived in tropical forest environment. What does this fact indicate about bipedalism?
A.
Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
B.
Bipedalism was not useful for arboreal apes.
C.
Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
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 afarensis
B.
Australopithecus boisei
C.
Ardipitchecus ramidus
D.
Australopithecus anamensis
Question #5
The place where Homo erectus fossils are not found?
A.
East Asia
B.
North America
C.
Europe
D.
Central Asia
E.
Africa
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.
G, H and I
C.
It shows that H. Habilis suffered from ADHD
D.
It was larger
E.
It was cooled by blood flowing from the face and scalp
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 boisei
C.
Australopithecus ramidus
D.
Australopithecus afarensis
E.
Australopithecus robustus
Question #8
What is the single characteristic that distinguishes hominids from other apes?
A.
hominids use tools
B.
hominids hunt other animals
C.
hominids eat meat
D.
hominids are normally bipedal
Question #9
When did the Homo erectus start to inhabit Europe
A.
1.6 million years ago
B.
780,000 years ago
C.
200,000 years ago
D.
2.5 million years ago
E.
50,000 years ago.
Question #10
The famous early hominid "Lucy" was a member of what species?,,
A.
Australopithecus africanus
B.
Australopithecus anamensis
C.
Australopithecus afarensis
D.
Australopithecus robustus
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