Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 3

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Question #1
Compared to Neandertals, Homo sapiens sapiens has:
A.   a larger brain.
B.   smaller canine teeth in relation to the size of the molars.
C.   less developed muscular strength.
D.   more efficient bipedal locomotion,
Question #2
Which of the following statements about Upper Paleolithic cave art are true? (Mark all that are correct).,,
A.   The art often depicts animals that were eaten.
B.   There are very few representations of people
C.   The artists of the Upper Paleolithic worked in caves without any kind of lamps or artificial
D.   the art is found at sites that may have served as seasonal aggregation camps.
Question #3
The principal anatomical differences between Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and H. s. sapiens have to do with their respective:
A.   Speech capabilities
B.   muscular strength.
C.   Personal hygiene
D.   locomotor adaptations.
E.   cranial capacities.
Question #4
According to most scholars, Neanderthals belong to which of the following genera?
A.   Australopithecus robustus
B.   Homo habilis
C.   Australopithecus africanus
D.   Homo erectus
E.   Homo sapiens
Question #5
The earliest evidence of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) comes from what site?
A.   Herto at 160,000 years ago.
B.   Olduvai at about 250,000 years ago
C.   Swartkrans at about 50,000 years ago.
D.   Klasies River Mouth at about 110,000 years ago.
E.   Sima de los Huesos at about 780,000 years ago.
Question #6
Evidence about the cultural and social life of Neandertals indicates that
A.   they did not have the capacity for symbolic thought.
B.   they were dumb and had to move constantly to find food to eat.
C.   when someone died, they left them where they lay and moved on to another site.
D.   Their behavior was not significantly different from modern humans
E.   they wore no clothing and had no means of decoration.
Question #7
Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule, jointly, predict that larger, stockier people with shorter extremities will be found in colder regions.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
The tool industry typically used by Neandertals is called
A.   Cro-magnon
B.   Acheulean
C.   Aurignacion
D.   Mousterian
E.   Oldowan
Question #9
The typical Upper Paleolithic stone tool was the
A.   Acheulean handaxe
B.   blade
C.   Levallois flake
D.   baton
Question #10
Fossils of Homo sapiens sapiens first appear about:
A.   40,000 or 50,000 years ago.
B.   10,000,000 years ago.
C.   150,000 years ago.
D.   1,500,000 years ago.
E.   5,000,000 years ago.

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