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

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