Question 1

What conclusion can be drawn from the Homo fossils found in the Republic of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Populations of the genus Homo did not evolve anywhere in Africa until the late Paleolithic era. 
B)  Brain size did not expand beyond that of Australopithecus until early humans migrated out of Africa. 
C)  Homo georgicus was capable of living in a very cold climate thus indicating fire making. 
D)  Homo georgicus probably had developed language. 
A)  Populations of the genus Homo did not evolve anywhere in Africa until the late Paleolithic era. 
B)  Brain size did not expand beyond that of Australopithecus until early humans migrated out of Africa. 
C)  Homo georgicus was capable of living in a very cold climate thus indicating fire making. 
D)  Homo georgicus probably had developed language.

Question 2

Describe chimpanzee patterns of behaviour and discuss how they might have contributed to the emergence of human cultural behaviour.

Accepted Answer

Chimpanzees are highly social animals th

Question 3

There are about equal numbers of male and female primatologists engaged in research today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which three factors are most characteristic of the upper Paleolithic period?

Accepted Answer

A)  specific regional adaptations;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;complex tools 
B)  specific regional adaptations;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;higher reliance on physical adaptation 
C)  an enhanced sense of smell;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;complex tools 
D)  the first smelting of bronze tools;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;higher reliance on physical adaptation 
A)  specific regional adaptations;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;complex tools 
B)  specific regional adaptations;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;higher reliance on physical adaptation 
C)  an enhanced sense of smell;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;complex tools 
D)  the first smelting of bronze tools;better hunting,fishing,and gathering techniques;higher reliance on physical adaptation

Question 5

If chimpanzees and gorillas were both hominins,what would this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both part of the family of great apes. 
B)  They are closer to monkeys than to humans. 
C)  They are more closely related to humans than they are to other primates. 
D)  Their behaviour is human,while their anatomy is ape-like. 
A)  They are both part of the family of great apes. 
B)  They are closer to monkeys than to humans. 
C)  They are more closely related to humans than they are to other primates. 
D)  Their behaviour is human,while their anatomy is ape-like.

Question 6

How did Homo habilis acquire meat?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hunted with stone-pointed spears. 
B)  They drove game over a cliff. 
C)  They set traps. 
D)  They scavenged it from other carnivores. 
A)  They hunted with stone-pointed spears. 
B)  They drove game over a cliff. 
C)  They set traps. 
D)  They scavenged it from other carnivores.

Question 7

Which of the following is most true about the shift to meat-eating among hominins?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to more exploration of the environment. 
B)  It came about through male competition for resources. 
C)  It was aided by their being active during the night. 
D)  It led to skeletal shrinkage. 
A)  It led to more exploration of the environment. 
B)  It came about through male competition for resources. 
C)  It was aided by their being active during the night. 
D)  It led to skeletal shrinkage.

Question 8

Evidence indicates that chimpanzees maintain group hierarchies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which aspect of the mother-infant bond is similar in both chimps and humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is actually very little similarity. 
B)  It does not last much beyond the fifth year. 
C)  It is very strong for the first five years of life. 
D)  It remains strong until the age of thirteen. 
A)  There is actually very little similarity. 
B)  It does not last much beyond the fifth year. 
C)  It is very strong for the first five years of life. 
D)  It remains strong until the age of thirteen.

Question 10

Which of the following activities have chimpanzees have been known to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  draw on stone 
B)  make clay representations of other animals 
C)  use tools to solve new problems 
D)  spear rivals in conflicts 
A)  draw on stone 
B)  make clay representations of other animals 
C)  use tools to solve new problems 
D)  spear rivals in conflicts

Question 11

Your text classifies all direct descendants of Ardipithecus as australopithecines.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  size 
B)  speciation 
C)  for the sake of simplicity 
D)  locality 
A)  size 
B)  speciation 
C)  for the sake of simplicity 
D)  locality

Question 12

The earliest stone tools are found in association with Homo habilis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In which of the following was an appreciation of art,expressed through engravings,paintings,and body decorations,clearly present?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neanderthals 
B)  Upper Paleolithic people 
C)  Archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Homo erectus 
A)  Neanderthals 
B)  Upper Paleolithic people 
C)  Archaic Homo sapiens 
D)  Homo erectus

Question 14

Hunting replaced scavenging for meat and hides by at least 400,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Among chimpanzees,young males may not stay with females at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In primates,which sense declined significantly as vision improved?

Accepted Answer

A)  touch 
B)  smell 
C)  sight 
D)  hearing 
A)  touch 
B)  smell 
C)  sight 
D)  hearing

Question 17

The Debert,Nova Scotia,archaeological site has evidence of human inhabitants dating to 10,600 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By 11,000 years ago,humans were exploiting maritime resources in coastal Peru.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following principles underlies the central goals of the Institute of Human Origins?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of paleoanthropology to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
B)  the use of interdisciplinary expertise to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
C)  the use of genetic science to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
D)  the use of the four fields of anthropology to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
A)  the use of paleoanthropology to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
B)  the use of interdisciplinary expertise to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
C)  the use of genetic science to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution 
D)  the use of the four fields of anthropology to pursue integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course,pause,and timing of events in human evolution

Question 20

There is evidence of the use of fire 700,000 years ago by Homo erectus.In what country is the rock shelter site located where this evidence was found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thailand 
B)  China 
C)  Africa 
D)  Iraq 
A)  Thailand 
B)  China 
C)  Africa 
D)  Iraq

What conclusion can be drawn from the Homo fossils found in the Republic of Georgia?

Describe chimpanzee patterns of behaviour and discuss how they might have contributed to the emergence of human cultural behaviour.

There are about equal numbers of male and female primatologists engaged in research today.

Which three factors are most characteristic of the upper Paleolithic period?

If chimpanzees and gorillas were both hominins,what would this mean?

How did Homo habilis acquire meat?

Which of the following is most true about the shift to meat-eating among hominins?

Evidence indicates that chimpanzees maintain group hierarchies.

Which aspect of the mother-infant bond is similar in both chimps and humans?

Which of the following activities have chimpanzees have been known to do?

Your text classifies all direct descendants of Ardipithecus as australopithecines.Why?

The earliest stone tools are found in association with Homo habilis.

In which of the following was an appreciation of art,expressed through engravings,paintings,and body decorations,clearly present?

Hunting replaced scavenging for meat and hides by at least 400,000 years ago.

Among chimpanzees,young males may not stay with females at all.

In primates,which sense declined significantly as vision improved?

The Debert,Nova Scotia,archaeological site has evidence of human inhabitants dating to 10,600 years ago.

By 11,000 years ago,humans were exploiting maritime resources in coastal Peru.

Which of the following principles underlies the central goals of the Institute of Human Origins?

There is evidence of the use of fire 700,000 years ago by Homo erectus.In what country is the rock shelter site located where this evidence was found?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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Exam 3: The Beginnings of Human Culture

What conclusion can be drawn from the Homo fossils found in the Republic of Georgia?

Describe chimpanzee patterns of behaviour and discuss how they might have contributed to the emergence of human cultural behaviour.

There are about equal numbers of male and female primatologists engaged in research today.

Which three factors are most characteristic of the upper Paleolithic period?

If chimpanzees and gorillas were both hominins,what would this mean?

How did Homo habilis acquire meat?

Which of the following is most true about the shift to meat-eating among hominins?

Evidence indicates that chimpanzees maintain group hierarchies.

Which aspect of the mother-infant bond is similar in both chimps and humans?

Which of the following activities have chimpanzees have been known to do?

Your text classifies all direct descendants of Ardipithecus as australopithecines.Why?

The earliest stone tools are found in association with Homo habilis.

In which of the following was an appreciation of art,expressed through engravings,paintings,and body decorations,clearly present?

Hunting replaced scavenging for meat and hides by at least 400,000 years ago.

Among chimpanzees,young males may not stay with females at all.

In primates,which sense declined significantly as vision improved?

The Debert,Nova Scotia,archaeological site has evidence of human inhabitants dating to 10,600 years ago.

By 11,000 years ago,humans were exploiting maritime resources in coastal Peru.

Which of the following principles underlies the central goals of the Institute of Human Origins?

There is evidence of the use of fire 700,000 years ago by Homo erectus.In what country is the rock shelter site located where this evidence was found?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters