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

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