Quiz 06| Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

All of these are characteristics of bipedality except ________.
a) the foramen magnum is positioned in/near the centre of the cranium
b) valgus angle
c) parallel big toe
d) divergent big toe

Question 2:

All of the following are gracile australopithecines except ________.
a) garhi
b) anamensis
c) africanus
d) robustus

Question 3:

Homo ________ was the first hominin to migrate out of Africa.
a) garhi
b) habilis
c) erectus
d) floresiensis

Question 4:

Homo ________’s ________ tools—known as “hand axes”—remained unchanged for more than a million years.
a) erectus; acheulean
b) habilis; metal
c) oldowan; erectus
d) acheulean; habilis

Question 5:

Oldowan stones tools are typically associated with ________.
a) Homo sapiens
b) Neanderthals
c) Homo habilis
d) Australopithecus afarensis

Question 6:

A common morphological trait of Homo erectus is the presence of ________.
a) a four-sided cranial profile
b) a nuchal crest
c) a cranial capacity of 900-1200 cubic
d) larger molars than previous hominins

Question 7:

The three sets of human adaptations that make endurance running possible include ________.
a) energetics, stabilization and temperature regulation
b) temperature regulation, loss of fur, and increased femur size
c) narrow pelvis, straight spine and angled foramen magnum
d) stabilization of the knee joint, thermal regulation and a nuchal crest

Question 8:

Biological anthropologist Richard Wrangham suggests that the transition to Homo erectus from earlier species was driven by ________.
a) hunting
b) the development of an omnivorous diet
c) migrations to colder climates
d) control of fire

Question 9:

Today, most experts place the African and European fossils once characterized as “archaic Homo sapiens” into the species ________.
a) Homo habilis
b) Homo heidelbergensis
c) Homo erectus
d) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

Question 10:

Canadian anthropologist Eugene Morin’s research on animal remains at various Neanderthal sites highlights ________.
a) that there was a heavy reliance upon reindeer meat
b) that Neanderthals did not hunt, but scavenged for meat
c) that Neanderthals were responsible for the extinction of most large game animals throughout Europe
d) that Neanderthals hunting small game (eg. rabbits) only

Question 11:

Early fossil hominins are grouped in the same taxonomy with contemporary human beings because we all essentially look alike.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The concept of mosaic evolution suggests that all of the primary evolutionary characteristics of humanity (having a larger brain, tool usage, bipedality and language for example) evolved at different rates and at different times.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

All hominin species have diastemata.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

The fossils of early humans tend to be slight in build and thus are more likely be the descendants of gracile australopiths.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Unlike human morphology, all human behaviours seemed to evolve at the same time.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Clovis points are typically associated with Paleoindian archaeological sites.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

The regional continuity model is also referred to as the “Out of Africa” model.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

The average Neanderthal cranial capacity was larger than that of the average modern human.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Mousterian stone tools are prepared using the Levallois technique.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

The earliest known skeletal remains in North America date to 24,500 years ago.
a) True
b) False

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