Question 1

The first specimens of Homo habilis were discovered by:

Accepted Answer

A) Louis and Mary Leakey 
B) Tim White 
C) Donald Johanson 
D) F.Clark Howell

Question 2

The oldest member of the genus Homo was found in ___________ and is dated to around ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) East Africa,2.3 million B.P. 
B) East Africa,1.8 million B.P. 
C) South Africa,2.8 million B.P. 
D) South Africa,2.1 million B.P.

Question 3

Generally,the dentition of Homo is ____________ Australopithecus.

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A) the same as 
B) larger than 
C) smaller than 
D) characterized by larger molars and smaller incisors than

Question 4

When H.neandertalensis was discovered,the stereotype of the brutish,backwards "caveman" was created.Discuss how and why this stereotype developed.How was this idea disproved,and why does it continue in the public mind to this day?

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The answer of When H.neandertalensis was discovered,the stereotype of the...

Question 5

The teres minor is:

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A) a muscle of the upper arm 
B) a muscle of the leg 
C) a small primate 
D) a part of the brain

Question 6

The hand ax is a diagnostic tool type of the:

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A) Acheulean tradition 
B) Oldowan tradition 
C) Mousterian tradition 
D) Upper Paleolithic tradition

Question 7

A study that compared the teeth of Neandertals to those of 2,500-year-old foragers in Alaska found that Neandertals:

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A) had much poorer nutrition than the modern foragers 
B) were no worse off nutritionally than the modern foragers 
C) reached maturity much earlier than the modern foragers 
D) reached maturity much later than the modern foragers

Question 8

The basicranium of the Neandertals was:

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A) straighter than that of H.sapiens but more bent than that of H.erectus 
B) more bent than that of any other hominin 
C) straighter than that of either H.erectus or H.sapiens 
D) more bent that that of H.sapiens but straighter than that of H.erectus

Question 9

The Kabwe cranium:

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A) may be a Homo heidelbergensis from Africa 
B) had a cranial capacity of about 1280 cc 
C) may be 300,000 years old 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Paleoanthropologists use the word "human" as a technical term to refer to:

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A) Homo sapiens only 
B) H.sapiens and H.neandertalensis only 
C) all members of the genus Homo 
D) none of the above;"human" is not a technical term

Question 11

What is the range of cranial capacities in the genus Homo? How does this compare with the cranial capacities of Australopithecus?

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The answer of What is the range of cranial capacities...

Question 12

Matching Questions
match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive):
-cranial capacity of about 470 cc

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus 
B) Homo

Question 13

Matching Questions
match the physical characteristic to the proper genus (descriptions are rela-tive):
-flaring zygomatic arch

Accepted Answer

A) Australopithecus 
B) Homo

Question 14

The species of Homo predating H.erectus is:

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A) Homo africanus 
B) Homo robustus 
C) Homo habilis 
D) Homo presapiens

Question 15

Matching Questions
match each stone tool industry with the species it is associated with:
-Mousterian tradition

Accepted Answer

A) Homo habilis 
B) Homo erectus 
C) Homo neandertalensis

Question 16

Which of the following is the earliest species of the genus Homo?

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A) Homo sapiens 
B) Homo habilis 
C) Homo neandertalensis 
D) Homo erectus

Question 17

The first Homo erectus find in Africa was made by:

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A) Louis Leakey at Olduvai Gorge 
B) Tim White at Olduvai Gorge 
C) Richard Leakey at Lake Turkana 
D) Eugene Dubois at Ngandong

Question 18

Matching Questions
match each stone tool industry with the species it is associated with:
-Acheulean tradition

Accepted Answer