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Question #1

The oldest human skeletal remains discovered in the New World:,,

A. cannot be dated

B. are about 35,000 years old

C. were discovered in, what is today, New York City

D. none of the above

Question #2

The oldest cultural evidence for humans in the New World predates the oldest skeletal remains in the New World.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

The replacement and multiregional models attempt to explain why humans evolved large brains.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #4

Evidence points to Homo sapiens inhabiting ________________ before being in Europe.

A. Antarctica

B. North America

C. South America

D. Australia

Question #5

The oldest Homo sapiens fossils were discovered in ____________ (include the name of the country, not the continent).

A. America

B. Ethiopia

C. Zimbabawe

D. China

Question #6

The ability of modern humans to exploit a wider variety of natural resources for food than Neanderthals or other archaic humans did, ultimately led to the development of __________________, starting about 10,000-12,000 years ago.

A. cities

B. culture

C. art

D. agriculture

Question #7

When the Kennewick Man's remains were first discovered, it was assumed they belonged to a modern murder victim.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #8

In the TB example in the "Evolutionary Arms Race" video, the microbes that were the fittest were the:

A. dominant ones (= there were more of them)

B. ones that were most drug-resistant

C. slowest ones

D. largest ones

E. fastest ones

Question #9

When a society experiences improvements in hygiene and nutrition, there tends to be a decline in rates of infectious disease.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #10

Cultural practices - such as those pertaining to agriculture - rarely play a role in increasing the spread of infectious disease.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #11

Infectious diseases are those we can inherit from our parents.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #12

Problems associated with the so-called thrifty-gene is associated with:

A. diabetes

B. diets of excess

C. obesity

D. all of the above

Question #13

The Black Death is a good example of how migration can spread infectious disease.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #14

Which of the following about pathogens is NOT true?

A. they can be transmitted from one person to another by way of a contaminated water source

B. they can't evolve over time

C. they can be transmitted through sexual intercourse

D. they cause disease

Question #15

How do anthropologists tell African Late Stone Age and European Upper Paleolithic tools apart from those of the Middle Stone Age?

A. Many of the African LSA and Upper Paleolithic tool kits included blades

B. The tools of all three industries are virtually impossible to distinguish from each other

C. African LSA and Upper Paleolithic tools reveal that their tool makers possessed a higher skill level and set of abilities

D. Both African LSA and Upper Paleolithic tools reveal that their tool makers possessed a higher skill level and set of abilities and Many of the African LSA and Upper Paleolithic tool kits included blades

E. African LSA and Upper Paleolithic tools are clearly simpler in design and less complex in function as compared to the ones of the Middle Stone Age

Question #16

People of the Upper Paleolithic produced:

A. cave art

B. blades

C. ritual objects

D. all of the above

Question #17

Which of the following are normally associated with the technology of the Upper Paleolithic and Late Stone Age?

A. blades

B. microliths

C. both microliths and blades

D. Acheulian tools

E. all of the above

Question #18

Some cranial and dental features can give a forensic anthropologist clues about an individual's ancestry.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #19

DNA analysis has given forensic scientists a powerful new tool for identifying victims, that has replaced the need for the methods used by forensic anthropologists to analyze human skeletal remains.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #20

Because the skeleton grows rapidly during childhood, it is harder to assess the age of a child or subadult individual.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #21

The work of a real-life forensic anthropologist is as glamourous as what is portrayed on TV shows like CSI and Bones.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #22

Neandertal bodies are mostly adapted to warm climates.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #23

Archaic Homo sapiens are viewed by scientists as transitional species.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #24

Where have Neanderthal remains NOT been discovered?

A. China

B. Iraq

C. Western Europe

D. Eastern Europe

Question #25

There is evidence to suggest that Neandertals may have practiced cannibalism.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #26

Neandertal teeth:

A. show similar wear patterns to those of modern human populations

B. show excessive wear and may have been used to hold objects

C. were much smaller than those of modern human populations

D. were more fragile than H. sapiens teeth

Question #27

Which of the following about Neandertal postcranial skeletal anatomy (beneath the cranium) is TRUE?

A. they had long lower leg bones

B. they had heights in excess of 6 feet

C. their chest was barrel-shaped

D. skeletal evidence reveals they had small muscle mass

Question #28

Unlike the burials of Homo sapiens of the Upper Paleolithic, Neandertal burials:

A. occur in caves

B. never include children

C. include a variety of grave goods

D. none of the above

E. all of the above

Question #29

Without variation, a species is more vulnerable to dying out if new environmental/selective pressures arise.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #30

Carriers of the sickle-cell allele (i.e. those with a heterozygous genotype) are fittest in environments with high frequencies of:

A. Cholera

B. Malaria

C. Tuberculosis

D. HIV/AIDS

E. various bacterial infections

Question #31

Early on in human evolution, natural selection favored dark skin closest to the equator, where sunlight and exposure to UV light is most intense.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #32

Individuals that are better suited for their environment have greater:

A. reproductive success

B. genetic specialization

C. size and strength

Question #33

An organism's fitness can be best measured by observing its:

A. number of offspring

B. size

C. strength

D. color

Question #34

There is no solid evidence indicating that humans are contributing to climate change.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #35

Which of the following will potentially impact Californians as a result of increased global warming?

A. Coastal flooding as a result of rising sea levels

B. Increased cases of heat-related and respiratory illnesses

C. Changes to our economy as a result of agricultural crops that can no longer be grown here

D. More severe droughts

E. all of the above

Question #36

The consensus among most world leaders, scientists and other experts is that there isn't much that can be done about global warming so there's no reason to spend money and time researching technology that can slow it down.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #37

The sequencing of the Neandertal genome clearly indicates there was NO interbreeding between Neanderthals and humans that occupied the same regions.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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