Question 1

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it

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A)  was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B)  represents an early Eskimo population. 
C)  looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D)  is about 3,000 years old. 
A)  was recovered from an elaborate burial. 
B)  represents an early Eskimo population. 
C)  looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls. 
D)  is about 3,000 years old.

Question 2

According to John Relethford, the MOST likely reason(s) for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include

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A)  disease. 
B)  loss of food supply and climate change. 
C)  predator pressure. 
D)  random movement (population drift). 
A)  disease. 
B)  loss of food supply and climate change. 
C)  predator pressure. 
D)  random movement (population drift).

Question 3

The multiregional continuity hypothesis supposes that

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A)  modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations. 
B)  the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement. 
C)  Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens. 
D)  archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe. 
A)  modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations. 
B)  the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement. 
C)  Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens. 
D)  archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neandertals in Europe.

Question 4

The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

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A)  out-of-Africa 
B)  multiregional continuity 
C)  assimilation 
D)  None of these models supports such a discovery. 
A)  out-of-Africa 
B)  multiregional continuity 
C)  assimilation 
D)  None of these models supports such a discovery.

Question 5

Neandertals

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A)  ate some plants, but only for medicinal purposes. 
B)  hunted a very narrow range of animals. 
C)  ate almost no meat. 
D)  ate a lot of meat. 
A)  ate some plants, but only for medicinal purposes. 
B)  hunted a very narrow range of animals. 
C)  ate almost no meat. 
D)  ate a lot of meat.

Question 6

Human beings first arrived in the Americas approximately ________ yBP.

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A)  50,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  5,000 
A)  50,000 
B)  25,000 
C)  15,000 
D)  5,000

Question 7

Cannibalism was

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A)  practiced by Neandertals but not modern humans. 
B)  practiced by modern humans but not Neandertals. 
C)  not practiced by any form of Homo sapiens. 
D)  practiced by Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens. 
A)  practiced by Neandertals but not modern humans. 
B)  practiced by modern humans but not Neandertals. 
C)  not practiced by any form of Homo sapiens. 
D)  practiced by Neandertals and modern Homo sapiens.

Question 8

The oldest Neandertal site dates to ________ yBP, at ________.

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A)  130,000; Krapina, Croatia 
B)  32,000; Krapina, Croatia 
C)  130,000; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
D)  25,000; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
A)  130,000; Krapina, Croatia 
B)  32,000; Krapina, Croatia 
C)  130,000; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France 
D)  25,000; La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France

Question 9

A hominid fossil that has a long, low skull; projecting face and occipital bone; and large nasal aperture is likely to be classified as having ________ characteristics.

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A)  modern 
B)  australopithecine 
C)  archaic 
D)  apelike 
A)  modern 
B)  australopithecine 
C)  archaic 
D)  apelike

Question 10

Traits of anatomically modern humans include

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A)  a robust build of the postcranial skeleton. 
B)  large browridges. 
C)  an average cranial capacity of 1,500 cc. 
D)  a long and low brain case. 
A)  a robust build of the postcranial skeleton. 
B)  large browridges. 
C)  an average cranial capacity of 1,500 cc. 
D)  a long and low brain case.

Question 11

The Homo floresiensis specimen

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A)  had a small brain due to a pathology. 
B)  lived about 20,000 yBP. 
C)  is the result of genetic drift. 
D)  fits Allen's rule in body proportions. 
A)  had a small brain due to a pathology. 
B)  lived about 20,000 yBP. 
C)  is the result of genetic drift. 
D)  fits Allen's rule in body proportions.

Question 12

The MOST distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are

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A)  the suprainiac fossa and globular shape of the skull. 
B)  thick bones and extra muscles. 
C)  the body and the length of the arms and legs. 
D)  the retromolar space and heavy wearing on the teeth. 
A)  the suprainiac fossa and globular shape of the skull. 
B)  thick bones and extra muscles. 
C)  the body and the length of the arms and legs. 
D)  the retromolar space and heavy wearing on the teeth.

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it

According to John Relethford, the MOST likely reason(s) for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include

The multiregional continuity hypothesis supposes that

The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

Neandertals

Human beings first arrived in the Americas approximately ________ yBP.

Cannibalism was

The oldest Neandertal site dates to yBP, at .

A hominid fossil that has a long, low skull; projecting face and occipital bone; and large nasal aperture is likely to be classified as having ________ characteristics.

Traits of anatomically modern humans include

The Homo floresiensis specimen

The MOST distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are

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

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it

According to John Relethford, the MOST likely reason(s) for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include

The multiregional continuity hypothesis supposes that

The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

Neandertals

Human beings first arrived in the Americas approximately ________ yBP.

Cannibalism was

The oldest Neandertal site dates to ________ yBP, at ________.

A hominid fossil that has a long, low skull; projecting face and occipital bone; and large nasal aperture is likely to be classified as having ________ characteristics.

Traits of anatomically modern humans include

The Homo floresiensis specimen

The MOST distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are

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The oldest Neandertal site dates to yBP, at .