Question 1

Neandertal teeth __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were more fragile than H. sapiens teeth 
B)  show similar wear patterns to those of modern human populations 
C)  show excessive wear and may have been used to hold objects 
D)  were much smaller than those of modern human populations 
A)  were more fragile than H. sapiens teeth 
B)  show similar wear patterns to those of modern human populations 
C)  show excessive wear and may have been used to hold objects 
D)  were much smaller than those of modern human populations

Question 2

Archaic H. sapiens usually have __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  H. erectus size cranial capacities 
B)  robust supraorbital tori 
C)  more gracile bones than H. erectus 
D)  limb proportions similar to A. robustus 
A)  H. erectus size cranial capacities 
B)  robust supraorbital tori 
C)  more gracile bones than H. erectus 
D)  limb proportions similar to A. robustus

Question 3

Chemical and archaeological evidence suggest that Neandertals were heavily reliant on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scavenged meat 
B)  gathered vegetable matter 
C)  hunted meat 
D)  small animals exclusively 
A)  scavenged meat 
B)  gathered vegetable matter 
C)  hunted meat 
D)  small animals exclusively

Question 4

Recent finds in Germany indicate that archaic Homo sapiens __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  made tools from bone 
B)  never used organic materials to fashion tools 
C)  used wood to make some tools 
D)  used mostly Oldowan type tools 
A)  made tools from bone 
B)  never used organic materials to fashion tools 
C)  used wood to make some tools 
D)  used mostly Oldowan type tools

Question 5

According to the so-called 'splitters' __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Neandertals represent one of many distinct Middle Paleolithic hominin species 
B)  archaic H. sapiens are actually members of the species H. heidelbergensis 
C)  Neandertals and archaic H. sapiens could not and/or did not interbreed 
D)  all of these 
A)  Neandertals represent one of many distinct Middle Paleolithic hominin species 
B)  archaic H. sapiens are actually members of the species H. heidelbergensis 
C)  Neandertals and archaic H. sapiens could not and/or did not interbreed 
D)  all of these

Question 6

Unlike the burials of the Upper Paleolithic, the Neandertal burial sites __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  always occur in caves 
B)  have copious grave goods 
C)  rarely include children 
D)  all of these 
A)  always occur in caves 
B)  have copious grave goods 
C)  rarely include children 
D)  all of these

Question 7

Neandertal DNA __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has never been collected 
B)  indicates that they are actually modern humans 
C)  appears to be quite different from that of living peoples 
D)  none of these 
A)  has never been collected 
B)  indicates that they are actually modern humans 
C)  appears to be quite different from that of living peoples 
D)  none of these

Question 8

Neandertal burials __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all contain grave goods 
B)  indicate a belief in an afterlife 
C)  possibly include the burial of infants 
D)  are no different from Upper Paleolithic burials 
A)  all contain grave goods 
B)  indicate a belief in an afterlife 
C)  possibly include the burial of infants 
D)  are no different from Upper Paleolithic burials

Question 9

The postcranial skeleton of the Neandertals was __________ compared with that of modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A)  small 
B)  the same size 
C)  massive 
D)  more gracile 
A)  small 
B)  the same size 
C)  massive 
D)  more gracile

Question 10

Evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  musical instruments 
B)  engraved items 
C)  extensive personal adornment 
D)  cave paintings 
A)  musical instruments 
B)  engraved items 
C)  extensive personal adornment 
D)  cave paintings

Question 11

Explain the ways Neandertals physiologically and culturally coped with the cold climates in which the lived.

Accepted Answer

Neandertals were well adapted to living

Question 12

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  soft hammer techniques 
B)  stylized tool shapes 
C)  retouched tools 
D)  all of these 
A)  soft hammer techniques 
B)  stylized tool shapes 
C)  retouched tools 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Which of the following in not true of the anatomically modern human skull?

Accepted Answer

A)  the jaws and teeth are relatively large 
B)  it has a high forehead 
C)  the supraorbital ridges are poorly developed or absent altogether 
D)  all of these 
A)  the jaws and teeth are relatively large 
B)  it has a high forehead 
C)  the supraorbital ridges are poorly developed or absent altogether 
D)  all of these

Question 14

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mousterian point 
B)  prepared cores 
C)  the Levallois technique 
D)  all of these 
A)  the Mousterian point 
B)  prepared cores 
C)  the Levallois technique 
D)  all of these

Question 15

Newer evidence from Neandertal dental growth rates indicate that Neandertal children may have had a __________ than human children

Accepted Answer

A)  faster growth rate 
B)  similar growth rate 
C)  slower growth rate 
D)  none of these 
A)  faster growth rate 
B)  similar growth rate 
C)  slower growth rate 
D)  none of these

Question 16

The archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals did engage in cannibalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is typical of Neandertal postcranial anatomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a barrel-shaped chest 
B)  long limbs 
C)  heights in excess of 6 feet 
D)  evidence of small muscle mass 
A)  a barrel-shaped chest 
B)  long limbs 
C)  heights in excess of 6 feet 
D)  evidence of small muscle mass

Question 18

Asian specimens of archaic H. sapiens differ from classic H. erectus in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cranial capacity 
B)  body size 
C)  jaw shape 
D)  molar size 
A)  cranial capacity 
B)  body size 
C)  jaw shape 
D)  molar size

Question 19

Neandertals were incapable of producing Upper Paleolithic tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Fossil evidence indicates that archaic H. sapiens postcranial anatomical traits include __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a strongly buttressed pelvis 
B)  robust bones 
C)  strong muscle attachments 
D)  all of these 
A)  a strongly buttressed pelvis 
B)  robust bones 
C)  strong muscle attachments 
D)  all of these

Neandertal teeth __________.

Archaic H. sapiens usually have __________.

Chemical and archaeological evidence suggest that Neandertals were heavily reliant on __________.

Recent finds in Germany indicate that archaic Homo sapiens __________.

According to the so-called 'splitters' __________.

Unlike the burials of the Upper Paleolithic, the Neandertal burial sites __________.

Neandertal DNA __________.

Neandertal burials __________.

The postcranial skeleton of the Neandertals was __________ compared with that of modern humans.

Evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior includes __________.

Explain the ways Neandertals physiologically and culturally coped with the cold climates in which the lived.

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Which of the following in not true of the anatomically modern human skull?

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Newer evidence from Neandertal dental growth rates indicate that Neandertal children may have had a __________ than human children

The archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals did engage in cannibalism.

Which of the following is typical of Neandertal postcranial anatomy?

Asian specimens of archaic H. sapiens differ from classic H. erectus in __________.

Neandertals were incapable of producing Upper Paleolithic tools.

Fossil evidence indicates that archaic H. sapiens postcranial anatomical traits include __________.

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Exam 13: Archaic Homo Sapiens and Neandertals

Neandertal teeth __________.

Archaic H. sapiens usually have __________.

Chemical and archaeological evidence suggest that Neandertals were heavily reliant on __________.

Recent finds in Germany indicate that archaic Homo sapiens __________.

According to the so-called 'splitters' __________.

Unlike the burials of the Upper Paleolithic, the Neandertal burial sites __________.

Neandertal DNA __________.

Neandertal burials __________.

The postcranial skeleton of the Neandertals was __________ compared with that of modern humans.

Evidence for Neandertal symbolic behavior includes __________.

Explain the ways Neandertals physiologically and culturally coped with the cold climates in which the lived.

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Which of the following in not true of the anatomically modern human skull?

Which of the following is associated with the Middle Stone Age?

Newer evidence from Neandertal dental growth rates indicate that Neandertal children may have had a __________ than human children

The archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals did engage in cannibalism.

Which of the following is typical of Neandertal postcranial anatomy?

Asian specimens of archaic H. sapiens differ from classic H. erectus in __________.

Neandertals were incapable of producing Upper Paleolithic tools.

Fossil evidence indicates that archaic H. sapiens postcranial anatomical traits include __________.

Introduction: What Is Biological Anthropology

Genetics: Cells and Molecules

Genetics: From Genotype to Phenotype

The Forces of Evolution and the Formation of Species

Human Variation: Evolution, Adaptation, and Adaptability

The Primates

Primate Behavior

Fossils in Geological Context

Origin of Primates

Becoming Human: the Ape-Hominin Transition

Early Hominins

Origin and Evolution of the Genus Homo Tc L1

The Emergence and Dispersal of Homo Sapiens

Evolution of the Brain and Language Tc L1

Biomedical Anthropology

The Evolution of Human Behavior

Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

Origins of Evolutionary Thought

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