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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A mainly tough, fibrous vegetation.
B mainly meat.
C mainly carbohydrates.
D mainly fruit.
Question #2
A Increased general health resulting from the development of agriculture.
B effective heat regulation through reduced body hair.
C culture.
D retention of vestigial structures like the coccyx.
Question #3
A presence of a sagittal keel.
B increasing degree of zygomatic flare.
C decreasing postorbital constriction.
D presence of an occipital bun.
Question #4
A the ribs.
B the cervical (neck) vertebrae.
C the mandible.
D the hyoid.
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #6
A Plesiomorphus
B Cladisticus
C Phylogeneticus
D Homo
Question #7
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #8
A that suggest that they were not as primitive as they have been frequently described.
B that were far more modern and complex than the contemporary Upper Paleolithic culture.
C that make them unarguably members of the species Homo sapiens sapiens.
D that allowed them to survive despite the limitations that they experienced as a result of their obligate bipedalism.
Question #9
A increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
B decreased violence amongst groups.
C nomadic hunting and gathering.
D improvements in nutrition.
Question #10
A decline in infectious diseases.
B severe food scarcity.
C more effective medical practices.
D decreased birth spacing and food surplus.
Question #11
A rickets.
B syphilis.
C porotic hyperostosis.
D sickle-cell anemia.
Question #12
A shift to lower-fat, lower-carbohydrate diets.
B shift to higher-protein diets.
C shift to vegetarian diet.
D shift to higher-fat, higher-carbohydrate diets.
Question #13
A Height stayed the same.
B Height became more variable within the population.
C Height decreased.
D Height increased.
Question #14
A negative.
B positive.
C neutral.
Question #15
A Southern Africa.
B Middle East.
C Eastern Asia.
D Western Europe.
Question #16
A Out-of-Africa Model.
B Mostly ‘Out of Africa’ Model.
C Multiregional Continuity Model.
D Assimilation Model.
Question #17
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 archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neanderthals in Europe.
D Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens.
Question #18
A migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa.
B the importance of gene flow across population boundaries.
C a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.
D migrations of australopithecines out of Africa.
Question #19
A extreme postorbital constriction.
B protruding mandibular symphysis.
C extreme zygomatic flare.
D sagittal keel.
Question #20
A Middle Paleolithic.
B Upper Paleolithic.
C Lower Paleolithic.
D Neolithic Period.
Question #21
A D23
B D32
C FOX P2
D MC1R
Question #22
A religion.
B geography.
C race.
D gender.
Question #23
A Olduwan.
B Acheulean.
C Aurignacian.
D Mousterian.
Question #24
A none of these options.
B Neanderthals enjoyed riding mammoths and often fell off resulting in injury.
C Neanderthals practiced dangerous hunting techniques that often resulted in injury.
D Neanderthal bones are very fragile and break easily.
Question #25
A protruding mandibular symphysis.
B slight supraorbital ridge.
C vertical forehead.
D sagittal keel.
Question #26
A Homo habilis.
B Homo neanderthalensis.
C Homo erectus.
D Homo sapiens.
Question #27
A Europe.
B Africa.
C North America.
D Asia.
Question #28
A sickle-cell anemia.
B genetic mutation.
C none of these options.
D island dwarfism.
Question #29
A Acheulean.
B Aurignacian.
C Mousterian.
D Olduwan.
Question #30
A extreme zygomatic flare.
B protruding mandibular symphysis.
C occipital bun.
D vertical forehead.
Question #31
A Homo heidelbergensis.
B Homo erectus.
C Homo habilis
D Homo neanderthalensis.
Question #32
A Mousterian.
B Aurignacian.
C Olduwan.
D Acheulean.
Question #33
A Africa, 2.5 mya.
B North America, 1.5 mya.
C Western Europe; 3 mya.
D Eastern Asia; 2 mya.
Question #34
A Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (“The Nutcracker”)
B Australopithecus garhi or Australopithecus sediba
C Australopithecus (Paranthropus) robustus
D Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
Question #35
A Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”)
B Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (“The Nutcracker”)
C Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
D Homo habilis (“The Handy Man”)
Question #36
A bipedalism arose in areas where the forest was disappearing.
B bipedalism meant less body surface to expose to the sun, resulting in a smaller body size.
C bipedalism arose as a result of a shift to hunting as a primary source of food.
D monogamy and food provisioning created the necessity for bipedalism.
Question #37
A limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments, such as dry grasslands.
B has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids.
C decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet.
D contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways.
Question #38
A clavicle (collar bone).
B pelvic girdle (hip bones).
C metacarpals (wrist bones).
D scapula (shoulder blade).
Question #39
A Africa.
B South America.
C Asia.
D Europe.
Question #40
A sagittal crest.
B zygomatic arch.
C supraorbital ridge.
D mandibular symphysis.
Question #41
A Sahelanthropus tchadensis (“Toumai”)
B Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
C Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”).
D Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
Question #42
A forests did not change and food was abundant.
B forests became wet and swamp like.
C forests became fragmented and food resources scatterred.
D forests became lush woodlands and food was abundant.
Question #43
A we don’t get back problems.
B we can walk and run long distances with little energy.
C we can run faster than predators.
D we are stable on slippery surfaces.
Question #44
A Homo erectus (“Peking Man”)
B Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”)
C Homo habilis (“Handy man”)
D Homo floresiensis (“The Hobbit”)
Question #45
A Sahelanthropus tchandensis (“Toumai”)
B Homo habilis (“Handy Man”)
C Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”).
D Ardipithicus ramidus (“Ardi”)
Question #46
A opposable hallux.
B a wide pelvic inlet.
C femur angled inward toward the knee.
D C-shaped spine.
Question #47
A 5-6 mya
B 1-2 mya.
C 6-7 mya
D 3-4 mya
Question #48
A flared pelvis.
B opposable hallux.
C anterior position of the foramen magnum.
D short, straight femur.
Question #49
A speech.
B cooperative hunting.
C material culture.
D bipedalism.