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

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Question #1
Compared to Neandertals, Homo sapiens sapiens has:
A.   less developed muscular strength.
B.   a larger brain.
C.   more efficient bipedal locomotion,
D.   smaller canine teeth in relation to the size of the molars.
Question #2
Which of the following statements about Upper Paleolithic cave art are true? (Mark all that are correct).,,
A.   the art is found at sites that may have served as seasonal aggregation camps.
B.   The artists of the Upper Paleolithic worked in caves without any kind of lamps or artificial
C.   There are very few representations of people
D.   The art often depicts animals that were eaten.
Question #3
The principal anatomical differences between Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and H. s. sapiens have to do with their respective:
A.   Personal hygiene
B.   locomotor adaptations.
C.   cranial capacities.
D.   muscular strength.
E.   Speech capabilities
Question #4
According to most scholars, Neanderthals belong to which of the following genera?
A.   Homo sapiens
B.   Australopithecus robustus
C.   Homo erectus
D.   Homo habilis
E.   Australopithecus africanus
Question #5
The earliest evidence of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) comes from what site?
A.   Herto at 160,000 years ago.
B.   Sima de los Huesos at about 780,000 years ago.
C.   Olduvai at about 250,000 years ago
D.   Swartkrans at about 50,000 years ago.
E.   Klasies River Mouth at about 110,000 years ago.
Question #6
Evidence about the cultural and social life of Neandertals indicates that
A.   Their behavior was not significantly different from modern humans
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.   they did not have the capacity for symbolic thought.
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.   Aurignacion
C.   Oldowan
D.   Mousterian
E.   Acheulean
Question #9
The typical Upper Paleolithic stone tool was the
A.   Levallois flake
B.   baton
C.   blade
D.   Acheulean handaxe
Question #10
Fossils of Homo sapiens sapiens first appear about:
A.   150,000 years ago.
B.   5,000,000 years ago.
C.   40,000 or 50,000 years ago.
D.   1,500,000 years ago.
E.   10,000,000 years ago.

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