Question 1

The biological concept of race is not applicable to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Race discrimination was largely ended by the mid-20th century in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Neanderthals were once believed to be direct ancestors to contemporary peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is a term applied to an evolutionary process whereby humans modify,either intentionally or unintentionally,the genetic makeup of a population of plants or animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Transition 
B) Conversion 
C) Revolution 
D) Domestication 
E) Modification 
A) Transition 
B) Conversion 
C) Revolution 
D) Domestication 
E) Modification

Question 5

In which type of environment do most scientists agree that early human forbears lived?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical lowland environment 
B) Heavily forested environment 
C) A mixed forest and savanna environment 
D) Large,open grassy savanna environment 
E) Arid,desert environment 
A) Tropical lowland environment 
B) Heavily forested environment 
C) A mixed forest and savanna environment 
D) Large,open grassy savanna environment 
E) Arid,desert environment

Question 6

The most famous Homo erectus discovery was in:

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey. 
B) Kenya. 
C) China. 
D) Iran. 
E) Indonesia. 
A) Turkey. 
B) Kenya. 
C) China. 
D) Iran. 
E) Indonesia.

Question 7

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Benne 
B) Henna 
C) Ochre 
D) Indigo 
E) Blood 
A) Benne 
B) Henna 
C) Ochre 
D) Indigo 
E) Blood

Question 8

As evidence of racism in classification systems,Johann Blumenbach (1752-1840):

Accepted Answer

A) threw out the Linnaean classification system. 
B) judged the ideal type of human skull to be from sub-Saharan Africa. 
C) believed that Caucasians were closer to the original ideal humans. 
D) classified Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans together. 
E) Blumenbach was the only 18th scholar to avoid a racist classification system. 
A) threw out the Linnaean classification system. 
B) judged the ideal type of human skull to be from sub-Saharan Africa. 
C) believed that Caucasians were closer to the original ideal humans. 
D) classified Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans together. 
E) Blumenbach was the only 18th scholar to avoid a racist classification system.

Question 9

With the appearance of the genus Homo,there developed a feedback loop between biological characteristics and cultural innovations in the human line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The genetic evidence supports the argument that there was genetic blending during the Upper Paleolithic era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Dark-skinned people have less melanin production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the key new tool which Homo erectus developed?

Accepted Answer

A) Stone chopper 
B) Hand-axe 
C) Crossbow 
D) Catapult 
E) Dagger 
A) Stone chopper 
B) Hand-axe 
C) Crossbow 
D) Catapult 
E) Dagger

Question 13

The hypothesis that modern humans originated through a process of simultaneous local transition from H.erectus to H.sapiens throughout the inhabited world is called:

Accepted Answer

A) multiregional hypothesis. 
B) recent African origins hypothesis. 
C) transitional hypothesis. 
D) out of African hypothesis. 
E) regional hypothesis. 
A) multiregional hypothesis. 
B) recent African origins hypothesis. 
C) transitional hypothesis. 
D) out of African hypothesis. 
E) regional hypothesis.

Question 14

Jane Goodall did her pioneering field research on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve.In what country is this located?

Accepted Answer

A) Uganda 
B) Kenya 
C) Japan 
D) Tanzania 
E) Brazil 
A) Uganda 
B) Kenya 
C) Japan 
D) Tanzania 
E) Brazil

Question 15

Up until about 1.8 million years ago,the only home of bipedal primates was Africa.However,after that time,humans began to spread into China,Western Europe,Georgia,India,and Java.Which species was the first to migrate out of Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Neandertal 
B) Australopithecus anamensis 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Homo erectus 
E) Homo sapiens 
A) Neandertal 
B) Australopithecus anamensis 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Homo erectus 
E) Homo sapiens

Question 16

All of the following are characteristics of scientific thought regarding the theory of evolution except:

Accepted Answer

A) it is developed on a molecular basis. 
B) it applies to groups of individuals. 
C) it uses testable ideas. 
D) it does not come out of a vacuum,but,instead,is part of a unified way of understanding life. 
E) it does not account for the diversity of life. 
A) it is developed on a molecular basis. 
B) it applies to groups of individuals. 
C) it uses testable ideas. 
D) it does not come out of a vacuum,but,instead,is part of a unified way of understanding life. 
E) it does not account for the diversity of life.

Question 17

Pseudo-scientific classifications of humans were used to justify institutional discrimination in Europe and the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

There is no ethnocentric bias in mid-18 century European taxonomy systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Darwin could not explain the mechanism of heredity from one generation to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Animals were domesticated prior to the domestication of plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The biological concept of race is not applicable to humans.

Race discrimination was largely ended by the mid-20th century in the United States.

The Neanderthals were once believed to be direct ancestors to contemporary peoples.

Which is a term applied to an evolutionary process whereby humans modify,either intentionally or unintentionally,the genetic makeup of a population of plants or animals?

In which type of environment do most scientists agree that early human forbears lived?

The most famous Homo erectus discovery was in:

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

As evidence of racism in classification systems,Johann Blumenbach (1752-1840):

With the appearance of the genus Homo,there developed a feedback loop between biological characteristics and cultural innovations in the human line.

The genetic evidence supports the argument that there was genetic blending during the Upper Paleolithic era.

Dark-skinned people have less melanin production.

What was the key new tool which Homo erectus developed?

The hypothesis that modern humans originated through a process of simultaneous local transition from H.erectus to H.sapiens throughout the inhabited world is called:

Jane Goodall did her pioneering field research on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve.In what country is this located?

Up until about 1.8 million years ago,the only home of bipedal primates was Africa.However,after that time,humans began to spread into China,Western Europe,Georgia,India,and Java.Which species was the first to migrate out of Africa?

All of the following are characteristics of scientific thought regarding the theory of evolution except:

Pseudo-scientific classifications of humans were used to justify institutional discrimination in Europe and the United States.

There is no ethnocentric bias in mid-18 century European taxonomy systems.

Darwin could not explain the mechanism of heredity from one generation to another.

Animals were domesticated prior to the domestication of plants.

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Exam 4: Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

The biological concept of race is not applicable to humans.

Race discrimination was largely ended by the mid-20th century in the United States.

The Neanderthals were once believed to be direct ancestors to contemporary peoples.

Which is a term applied to an evolutionary process whereby humans modify,either intentionally or unintentionally,the genetic makeup of a population of plants or animals?

In which type of environment do most scientists agree that early human forbears lived?

The most famous Homo erectus discovery was in:

Which pigment source was commonly used about 130,000 years ago and is considered indicative of ritual activity according to many archaeologists?

As evidence of racism in classification systems,Johann Blumenbach (1752-1840):

With the appearance of the genus Homo,there developed a feedback loop between biological characteristics and cultural innovations in the human line.

The genetic evidence supports the argument that there was genetic blending during the Upper Paleolithic era.

Dark-skinned people have less melanin production.

What was the key new tool which Homo erectus developed?

The hypothesis that modern humans originated through a process of simultaneous local transition from H.erectus to H.sapiens throughout the inhabited world is called:

Jane Goodall did her pioneering field research on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve.In what country is this located?

Up until about 1.8 million years ago,the only home of bipedal primates was Africa.However,after that time,humans began to spread into China,Western Europe,Georgia,India,and Java.Which species was the first to migrate out of Africa?

All of the following are characteristics of scientific thought regarding the theory of evolution except:

Pseudo-scientific classifications of humans were used to justify institutional discrimination in Europe and the United States.

There is no ethnocentric bias in mid-18 century European taxonomy systems.

Darwin could not explain the mechanism of heredity from one generation to another.

Animals were domesticated prior to the domestication of plants.

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns-Of-Subsistence

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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