Question 1

The last Neandertals date to ________ yBP.

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  32,000 
A)  250,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  32,000

Question 2

The Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools that are associated with Neandertals are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Mousterian. 
B)  Gravettian. 
C)  Solutrean. 
D)  Acheulean. 
A)  Mousterian. 
B)  Gravettian. 
C)  Solutrean. 
D)  Acheulean.

Question 3

If you happen to get on a bus full of Neandertals, according to recent reconstructions, you

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A)  would not notice, if they were dressed in appropriate attire. 
B)  would be immediately cannibalized. 
C)  could easily tell that you were sitting with a group of hominins that were of a different species or subspecies. 
D)  would have the largest brain on the bus. 
A)  would not notice, if they were dressed in appropriate attire. 
B)  would be immediately cannibalized. 
C)  could easily tell that you were sitting with a group of hominins that were of a different species or subspecies. 
D)  would have the largest brain on the bus.

Question 4

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with ________ tools, which Neandertals produced.

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A)  blade 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  flake 
D)  Mousterian 
A)  blade 
B)  Acheulean 
C)  flake 
D)  Mousterian

Question 5

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely involved

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A)  a measurable degree of genetic assimilation into modern human (African) populations. 
B)  isolation into small groups that eventually disappeared one by one. 
C)  rapid extinction due to climate change. 
D)  migration into parts of Asia where they were not well adapted, and thus, died out. 
A)  a measurable degree of genetic assimilation into modern human (African) populations. 
B)  isolation into small groups that eventually disappeared one by one. 
C)  rapid extinction due to climate change. 
D)  migration into parts of Asia where they were not well adapted, and thus, died out.

Question 6

The people represented by the Denisova fossils likely

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A)  interbred with Homo erectus. 
B)  share a common ancestor with Neandertals. 
C)  were isolated to the point of extinction. 
D)  looked very much like Neandertals. 
A)  interbred with Homo erectus. 
B)  share a common ancestor with Neandertals. 
C)  were isolated to the point of extinction. 
D)  looked very much like Neandertals.

Question 7

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia

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A)  are distinctly modern. 
B)  have a combination of archaic and modern features. 
C)  are distinctly archaic. 
D)  are considered Homo habilis. 
A)  are distinctly modern. 
B)  have a combination of archaic and modern features. 
C)  are distinctly archaic. 
D)  are considered Homo habilis.

Question 8

The fossils called Homo floresiensis were dated to

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A)  between 250,000 and 100,000 yBP. 
B)  between 100,000 and 60,000 yBP. 
C)  about 40,000 yBP. 
D)  younger than 25,000 yBP. 
A)  between 250,000 and 100,000 yBP. 
B)  between 100,000 and 60,000 yBP. 
C)  about 40,000 yBP. 
D)  younger than 25,000 yBP.

Question 9

The Levallois method of stone tool production is associated with the

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A)  Mousterian. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic. 
C)  Levallois. 
D)  Solutrean. 
A)  Mousterian. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic. 
C)  Levallois. 
D)  Solutrean.

Question 10

Allen's and Bergmann's rules have been used to explain

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A)  the overall body shape of chimpanzees as compared to humans. 
B)  differences in stone tool technologies across the world. 
C)  the extinction of Neandertals. 
D)  variation in body shape across Neandertals and different human groups who live in vastly different climates. 
A)  the overall body shape of chimpanzees as compared to humans. 
B)  differences in stone tool technologies across the world. 
C)  the extinction of Neandertals. 
D)  variation in body shape across Neandertals and different human groups who live in vastly different climates.

Question 11

Archaic Homo sapiens

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A)  occurs only in Europe and Asia. 
B)  shows a mixture of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens traits. 
C)  is dated to the late Pliocene. 
D)  is often found with Oldowan stone tools. 
A)  occurs only in Europe and Asia. 
B)  shows a mixture of Homo erectus and Homo sapiens traits. 
C)  is dated to the late Pliocene. 
D)  is often found with Oldowan stone tools.

Question 12

All fossils of archaic Homo sapiens and earlier Homo erectus show

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A)  continued increase in skeletal robusticity and tooth size. 
B)  expansion of the brain and increased cultural complexity. 
C)  a decrease in cranial capacity. 
D)  continued decrease in body size. 
A)  continued increase in skeletal robusticity and tooth size. 
B)  expansion of the brain and increased cultural complexity. 
C)  a decrease in cranial capacity. 
D)  continued decrease in body size.

Question 13

The Neandertal world included

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A)  North Africa, East Africa, and Europe. 
B)  western Europe only. 
C)  the entire Mediterranean region in Europe and North Africa. 
D)  most of western Europe (France, Spain), the entire European Mediterranean, and western Asia. 
A)  North Africa, East Africa, and Europe. 
B)  western Europe only. 
C)  the entire Mediterranean region in Europe and North Africa. 
D)  most of western Europe (France, Spain), the entire European Mediterranean, and western Asia.

Question 14

Analyses of modern human genetic variation by Rebecca Cann's group suggest that Homo sapiens may have first appeared approximately ________ yBP.

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million 
A)  50,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  750,000 
D)  1 million

Question 15

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population.This is likely to have resulted from the

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A)  accumulation of genetic mutations over the last 10 years. 
B)  group's small breeding population, maintaining genetic diversity. 
C)  accumulations of genetic mutations over time. 
D)  introduction of genetic diversity from Europe and Asia. 
A)  accumulation of genetic mutations over the last 10 years. 
B)  group's small breeding population, maintaining genetic diversity. 
C)  accumulations of genetic mutations over time. 
D)  introduction of genetic diversity from Europe and Asia.

Question 16

Modern humans have

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A)  traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex. 
B)  a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, and small browridges. 
C)  a small face, small teeth, and a projecting chin. 
D)  a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, small browridges, a small face, small teeth, and a projecting chin. 
A)  traits like large browridges, large nasal sinuses, and a large masticatory complex. 
B)  a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, and small browridges. 
C)  a small face, small teeth, and a projecting chin. 
D)  a high vertical forehead, a round and tall skull, small browridges, a small face, small teeth, and a projecting chin.

Question 17

Discuss which anatomical traits are used to contrast modern humans' physical appearance with that of similar hominids.Which are derived and which are ancestral? Are these traits biological adaptation, as in the case of Neandertals?

Accepted Answer

To recognize where and when modern human

Question 18

The out-of-Africa model asserts

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A)  a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. 
B)  the importance of gene flow across population boundaries. 
C)  migrations of australopithecines out of Africa. 
D)  migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa. 
A)  a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. 
B)  the importance of gene flow across population boundaries. 
C)  migrations of australopithecines out of Africa. 
D)  migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa.

Question 19

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Oldowan core typical of the Lower Paleolithic. 
B)  example of the Levallois technique of the Middle Paleolithic. 
C)  completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D)  Clovis point. 
A)  Oldowan core typical of the Lower Paleolithic. 
B)  example of the Levallois technique of the Middle Paleolithic. 
C)  completed tool that is similar to those you have seen from the Solutrean toolkit. 
D)  Clovis point.

Question 20

The European archaeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  later Stone Age. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic period. 
C)  Neolithic period. 
D)  Eurocentric period. 
A)  later Stone Age. 
B)  Upper Paleolithic period. 
C)  Neolithic period. 
D)  Eurocentric period.

The last Neandertals date to ________ yBP.

The Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools that are associated with Neandertals are called

If you happen to get on a bus full of Neandertals, according to recent reconstructions, you

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with ________ tools, which Neandertals produced.

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely involved

The people represented by the Denisova fossils likely

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia

The fossils called Homo floresiensis were dated to

The Levallois method of stone tool production is associated with the

Allen's and Bergmann's rules have been used to explain

Archaic Homo sapiens

All fossils of archaic Homo sapiens and earlier Homo erectus show

The Neandertal world included

Analyses of modern human genetic variation by Rebecca Cann's group suggest that Homo sapiens may have first appeared approximately ________ yBP.

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population.This is likely to have resulted from the

Modern humans have

Discuss which anatomical traits are used to contrast modern humans' physical appearance with that of similar hominids.Which are derived and which are ancestral? Are these traits biological adaptation, as in the case of Neandertals?

The out-of-Africa model asserts

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be a(n)

The European archaeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the

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Exam 12: The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

The last Neandertals date to ________ yBP.

The Middle Paleolithic prepared-core stone tools that are associated with Neandertals are called

If you happen to get on a bus full of Neandertals, according to recent reconstructions, you

The Middle Paleolithic is associated with ________ tools, which Neandertals produced.

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely involved

The people represented by the Denisova fossils likely

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia

The fossils called Homo floresiensis were dated to

The Levallois method of stone tool production is associated with the

Allen's and Bergmann's rules have been used to explain

Archaic Homo sapiens

All fossils of archaic Homo sapiens and earlier Homo erectus show

The Neandertal world included

Analyses of modern human genetic variation by Rebecca Cann's group suggest that Homo sapiens may have first appeared approximately ________ yBP.

Sub-Saharan Africans show the largest genetic diversity of any human population.This is likely to have resulted from the

Modern humans have

Discuss which anatomical traits are used to contrast modern humans' physical appearance with that of similar hominids.Which are derived and which are ancestral? Are these traits biological adaptation, as in the case of Neandertals?

The out-of-Africa model asserts

While on an archaeological dig in Europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell.This is likely to be a(n)

The European archaeological period that is marked by a great increase in technology and various kinds of art starting about 35,000 yBP is called the

What Is Biological Anthropology

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: the Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominin Origins and Evolution: The Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Past 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, Biology

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