Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 2

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Question #1
In which of the following ways was Homo habilis different from the australopithecines? (Mark all that are correct; must select all correct answers to receive full credit).,,
A.   lesser sexual dimorphism
B.   larger brain
C.   over greater body size
D.   Broca's area and Wernicke's area were enlarged
Question #2
Of the genera listed below, which is the oldest hominid?
A.   Gigantopithecus
B.   Paranthropus
C.   Homo
D.   Australopithecus
E.   Ardipithecus
Question #3
Homo erectus inhabited Europe as early as
A.   200,000 years ago
B.   50,000 years ago.
C.   2.5 million years ago
D.   1.6 million years ago
E.   780,000 years ago
Question #4
The primary function of the characteristic chopping tool of the Oldowan tool tradition was
A.   to break up other rocks
B.   as a weapon to attack the australopithecines
C.   to create a home base
D.   to make fire
E.   butchering meat and splitting bones
Question #5
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 sapiens sapiens
C.   Homo ergaster
D.   Homo habilis
E.   Homo erectus
Question #6
Which of the following species is classed as a ,,
A.   Australopithecus boisei
B.   Australopithecus afarensis
C.   Australopithecus ramidus
D.   Australopithecus robustus
Question #7
In which of the following places are Homo erectus fossils not found?
A.   Central Asia
B.   East Asia
C.   North America
D.   Africa
E.   Europe
Question #8
The earliest known stone tool tradition is called
A.   Levalloisian
B.   Oldowan
C.   Percussion
D.   Acheulean
Question #9
A major problem of bi-pidelism is (check all that apply),,
A.   bipedal creatures run more slowly than quadrapeds
B.   Greater visibility to predators
C.   the soft underbelly is exposed to attack
D.   bipeds have difficulty changing direction while running
Question #10
New evidence shows that Ardipithecus ramidus lived in tropical forest environment. What does this fact indicate about bipedalism?
A.   Bipedalism was not useful for arboreal apes.
B.   Ardipithecus ramidus could not have been bipedal
C.   Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
D.   Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools

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