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.   lesser sexual dimorphism
C.   larger brain
D.   Broca's area and Wernicke's area were enlarged
Question #2
Of the genera listed below, which is the oldest hominid?
A.   Ardipithecus
B.   Homo
C.   Australopithecus
D.   Paranthropus
E.   Gigantopithecus
Question #3
Homo erectus inhabited Europe as early as
A.   2.5 million years ago
B.   1.6 million years ago
C.   780,000 years ago
D.   50,000 years ago.
E.   200,000 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.   to break up other rocks
C.   to make fire
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 sapiens sapiens
B.   Homo ergaster
C.   Homo erectus
D.   Homo habilis
E.   Homo neandertalensis
Question #6
Which of the following species is classed as a ,,
A.   Australopithecus boisei
B.   Australopithecus afarensis
C.   Australopithecus robustus
D.   Australopithecus ramidus
Question #7
In which of the following places are Homo erectus fossils not found?
A.   Africa
B.   Central Asia
C.   North America
D.   East Asia
E.   Europe
Question #8
The earliest known stone tool tradition is called
A.   Oldowan
B.   Levalloisian
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.   bipeds have difficulty changing direction while running
C.   Greater visibility to predators
D.   the soft underbelly is exposed to attack
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.   Bipedalism developed in order to free up the hands for making tools
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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