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

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