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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.
Omnivorous
B.
ancestral to Australopithecus afarensis
C.
a tool-maker
D.
vegetarian
E.
primarily a meat eater
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 habilis
B.
Homo ergaster
C.
Homo erectus
D.
Homo neandertalensis
E.
Homo sapiens sapiens
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 was not useful for arboreal apes.
C.
Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
D.
Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
Question #4
Homo erectus co-existed for nearly one million years with which other hominin?
A.
Australopithecus boisei
B.
Ardipitchecus ramidus
C.
Australopithecus anamensis
D.
Australopithecus afarensis
Question #5
In which of the following places are Homo erectus fossils not found?
A.
Africa
B.
Europe
C.
Central Asia
D.
East Asia
E.
North America
Question #6
In what way(s) does the brain of Homo habilis differ from the australopithecines
A.
G, H and I
B.
It was larger
C.
It was cooled by blood flowing from the face and scalp
D.
It shows that H. Habilis suffered from ADHD
E.
The areas related to speech were more developed
Question #7
This species is classed as a "Robust" australopithecine (often called genus Paranthropus)? (choose all that apply).
A.
Australopithecus boisei and Australopithecus robustus
B.
Australopithecus robustus
C.
Australopithecus ramidus
D.
Australopithecus afarensis
E.
Australopithecus boisei
Question #8
What is the single characteristic that distinguishes hominids from other apes?
A.
hominids use tools
B.
hominids are normally bipedal
C.
hominids hunt other animals
D.
hominids eat meat
Question #9
Homo erectus inhabited Europe as early as
A.
1.6 million years ago
B.
50,000 years ago.
C.
2.5 million years ago
D.
200,000 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 africanus
C.
Australopithecus afarensis
D.
Australopithecus anamensis
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