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.   Ardipithecus
B.   Homo
C.   Gigantopithecus
D.   Paranthropus
E.   Australopithecus
Question #3
Homo erectus inhabited Europe as early as
A.   200,000 years ago
B.   50,000 years ago.
C.   780,000 years ago
D.   1.6 million years ago
E.   2.5 million years ago
Question #4
The primary function of the characteristic chopping tool of the Oldowan tool tradition was
A.   to create a home base
B.   to make fire
C.   to break up other rocks
D.   as a weapon to attack the australopithecines
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 ergaster
B.   Homo habilis
C.   Homo sapiens sapiens
D.   Homo neandertalensis
E.   Homo erectus
Question #6
Which of the following species is classed as a ,,
A.   Australopithecus ramidus
B.   Australopithecus afarensis
C.   Australopithecus boisei
D.   Australopithecus robustus
Question #7
In which of the following places are Homo erectus fossils not found?
A.   Africa
B.   Central Asia
C.   Europe
D.   North America
E.   East Asia
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.   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.   Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
B.   Bipedalism may have developed as an adaptation to moving in trees, as seen in orangutans today.
C.   Ardipithecus ramidus could not have been bipedal
D.   Bipedalism was not useful for arboreal apes.

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