Question 1

All of the following statements are true of cooking food except:

Accepted Answer

A) it makes certain vitamins,minerals,and proteins more digestible. 
B) it kills parasites and makes food safer. 
C) it makes starches more digestible. 
D) it increased the food resources available to early humans. 
E) it led to an increase in the size of the human stomach. 
A) it makes certain vitamins,minerals,and proteins more digestible. 
B) it kills parasites and makes food safer. 
C) it makes starches more digestible. 
D) it increased the food resources available to early humans. 
E) it led to an increase in the size of the human stomach.

Question 2

How has the approach of "lumpers" and "splitters" varied in our understanding of H.erectus?

Accepted Answer

The approach of "lumpers" and "splitters

Question 3

Compare and contrast the skulls of H.erectus and Neandertal.

Accepted Answer

The skulls of H. erectus and Neanderthal

Question 4

What cultural biases entered into the paleoanthropological record surrounding Homo habilis?

Accepted Answer

A) Assumption that tool-making was important to early human ancestors 
B) Allowing only male paleoanthropologists to work with understanding and recreating the process of making early tools 
C) Assumption that men,women,and children lived as a family in society 
D) Assumption that women were gatherers and provided most of the daily caloric intake,while men stayed at home caring for the young 
E) Assumption that among our earliest ancestors the women stayed at home tending young and the men were hunters 
A) Assumption that tool-making was important to early human ancestors 
B) Allowing only male paleoanthropologists to work with understanding and recreating the process of making early tools 
C) Assumption that men,women,and children lived as a family in society 
D) Assumption that women were gatherers and provided most of the daily caloric intake,while men stayed at home caring for the young 
E) Assumption that among our earliest ancestors the women stayed at home tending young and the men were hunters

Question 5

What is the "Man the Hunter" theory,and how did it affect paleoanthropological interpretations?

Accepted Answer

The "Man the Hunter" theory was a popula

Question 6

Compare and contrast the Levalloisian and Mousterian tool traditions.

Accepted Answer

The Levalloisian and Mousterian tool tra

Question 7

The massive,dense foot and leg bones typical of Neandertals of Europe and southwestern Asia are suggestive of:

Accepted Answer

A) adaptation to a cold arctic climate. 
B) high levels of strength and endurance. 
C) large levels of food consumption. 
D) robust muscles in the shoulder and arm. 
E) high levels of ritual activity. 
A) adaptation to a cold arctic climate. 
B) high levels of strength and endurance. 
C) large levels of food consumption. 
D) robust muscles in the shoulder and arm. 
E) high levels of ritual activity.

Question 8

What is the role of experimental archaeology in our understanding of the earliest hominids?

Accepted Answer

Experimental archaeology plays a crucial

Question 9

What evidence supports the idea that the Neandertal had spoken language?

Accepted Answer

The evidence supporting the idea that Ne

Question 10

One of the first Neandertals was discovered:

Accepted Answer

A) by Eugene Dubois in 1908. 
B) in the Neander Valley in 1856. 
C) in the cave of Zhoukoudian in 1936. 
D) in South Africa by Raymond Dart. 
E) in the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene. 
A) by Eugene Dubois in 1908. 
B) in the Neander Valley in 1856. 
C) in the cave of Zhoukoudian in 1936. 
D) in South Africa by Raymond Dart. 
E) in the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene.

Question 11

The standardized,teardrop-shaped hand axe was characteristic of which tool tradition?

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan 
B) Mousterian 
C) Levallois 
D) Acheulean 
E) Upper Paleolithic 
A) Oldowan 
B) Mousterian 
C) Levallois 
D) Acheulean 
E) Upper Paleolithic

Question 12

The typical Neandertal tool-making industry is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Oldowan. 
B) Levalloisian. 
C) Acheulian. 
D) Mousterian. 
E) Aurignacian. 
A) Oldowan. 
B) Levalloisian. 
C) Acheulian. 
D) Mousterian. 
E) Aurignacian.

Question 13

There is disagreement among scientists about the designation of species.They are often aligned as being "lumpers" or "splitters" in regards to fossil evidence.As presented in your text,all of the following are considered alternate fossil names for the same evidence except:

Accepted Answer

A) H.erectus. 
B) H.ergaster. 
C) H.habilis. 
D) H.antecessor. 
E) H.heidelbergensis. 
A) H.erectus. 
B) H.ergaster. 
C) H.habilis. 
D) H.antecessor. 
E) H.heidelbergensis.

Question 14

Researchers spend a great deal of time and concern trying to trace the evolutionary development of language.Why do you think this is important to paleoanthropologists?

Accepted Answer

The study of the evolutionary developmen

Question 15

In hominids,the hypoglossal canal indicates the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A) chew food thoroughly. 
B) communicate through a series of grunts. 
C) make tongue movements necessary for human speech. 
D) stand upright and fully bipedal. 
E) digest food completely. 
A) chew food thoroughly. 
B) communicate through a series of grunts. 
C) make tongue movements necessary for human speech. 
D) stand upright and fully bipedal. 
E) digest food completely.

Exam 7: Origins of the Genus Homo

All of the following statements are true of cooking food except:

How has the approach of "lumpers" and "splitters" varied in our understanding of H.erectus?

Compare and contrast the skulls of H.erectus and Neandertal.

What cultural biases entered into the paleoanthropological record surrounding Homo habilis?

What is the "Man the Hunter" theory,and how did it affect paleoanthropological interpretations?

Compare and contrast the Levalloisian and Mousterian tool traditions.

The massive,dense foot and leg bones typical of Neandertals of Europe and southwestern Asia are suggestive of:

What is the role of experimental archaeology in our understanding of the earliest hominids?

What evidence supports the idea that the Neandertal had spoken language?

One of the first Neandertals was discovered:

The standardized,teardrop-shaped hand axe was characteristic of which tool tradition?

The typical Neandertal tool-making industry is called:

There is disagreement among scientists about the designation of species.They are often aligned as being "lumpers" or "splitters" in regards to fossil evidence.As presented in your text,all of the following are considered alternate fossil names for the same evidence except:

Researchers spend a great deal of time and concern trying to trace the evolutionary development of language.Why do you think this is important to paleoanthropologists?

In hominids,the hypoglossal canal indicates the ability to:

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