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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A mainly carbohydrates.
B mainly meat.
C mainly tough, fibrous vegetation.
D mainly fruit.
Question #2
A culture.
B Increased general health resulting from the development of agriculture.
C effective heat regulation through reduced body hair.
D retention of vestigial structures like the coccyx.
Question #3
A presence of a sagittal keel.
B presence of an occipital bun.
C decreasing postorbital constriction.
D increasing degree of zygomatic flare.
Question #4
A the mandible.
B the ribs.
C the cervical (neck) vertebrae.
D the hyoid.
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #6
A Phylogeneticus
B Homo
C Cladisticus
D Plesiomorphus
Question #7
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #8
A that allowed them to survive despite the limitations that they experienced as a result of their obligate bipedalism.
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 suggest that they were not as primitive as they have been frequently described.
Question #9
A improvements in nutrition.
B nomadic hunting and gathering.
C increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
D decreased violence amongst groups.
Question #10
A more effective medical practices.
B severe food scarcity.
C decline in infectious diseases.
D decreased birth spacing and food surplus.
Question #11
A sickle-cell anemia.
B syphilis.
C porotic hyperostosis.
D rickets.
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 increased.
B Height stayed the same.
C Height decreased.
D Height became more variable within the population.
Question #14
A positive.
B negative.
C neutral.
Question #15
A Western Europe.
B Southern Africa.
C Middle East.
D Eastern Asia.
Question #16
A Multiregional Continuity Model.
B Out-of-Africa Model.
C Assimilation Model.
D Mostly ‘Out of Africa’ Model.
Question #17
A Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens.
B modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations.
C the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement.
D archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neanderthals in Europe.
Question #18
A the importance of gene flow across population boundaries.
B migrations of australopithecines out of Africa.
C migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa.
D a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Question #19
A protruding mandibular symphysis.
B extreme zygomatic flare.
C sagittal keel.
D extreme postorbital constriction.
Question #20
A Neolithic Period.
B Middle Paleolithic.
C Upper Paleolithic.
D Lower Paleolithic.
Question #21
A D32
B FOX P2
C D23
D MC1R
Question #22
A gender.
B geography.
C religion.
D race.
Question #23
A Acheulean.
B Aurignacian.
C Olduwan.
D Mousterian.
Question #24
A Neanderthals practiced dangerous hunting techniques that often resulted in injury.
B Neanderthal bones are very fragile and break easily.
C none of these options.
D Neanderthals enjoyed riding mammoths and often fell off resulting in injury.
Question #25
A protruding mandibular symphysis.
B vertical forehead.
C slight supraorbital ridge.
D sagittal keel.
Question #26
A Homo neanderthalensis.
B Homo erectus.
C Homo habilis.
D Homo sapiens.
Question #27
A Europe.
B Asia.
C Africa.
D North America.
Question #28
A genetic mutation.
B island dwarfism.
C none of these options.
D sickle-cell anemia.
Question #29
A Mousterian.
B Aurignacian.
C Olduwan.
D Acheulean.
Question #30
A vertical forehead.
B protruding mandibular symphysis.
C occipital bun.
D extreme zygomatic flare.
Question #31
A Homo habilis
B Homo erectus.
C Homo neanderthalensis.
D Homo heidelbergensis.
Question #32
A Mousterian.
B Olduwan.
C Acheulean.
D Aurignacian.
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 (Paranthropus) robustus
C Australopithecus garhi or Australopithecus sediba
D Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
Question #35
A Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (“The Nutcracker”)
B Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
C Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”)
D Homo habilis (“The Handy Man”)
Question #36
A bipedalism arose in areas where the forest was disappearing.
B monogamy and food provisioning created the necessity for bipedalism.
C bipedalism arose as a result of a shift to hunting as a primary source of food.
D bipedalism meant less body surface to expose to the sun, resulting in a smaller body size.
Question #37
A limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments, such as dry grasslands.
B decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet.
C has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids.
D contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways.
Question #38
A pelvic girdle (hip bones).
B metacarpals (wrist bones).
C clavicle (collar bone).
D scapula (shoulder blade).
Question #39
A Europe.
B Asia.
C Africa.
D South America.
Question #40
A zygomatic arch.
B sagittal crest.
C supraorbital ridge.
D mandibular symphysis.
Question #41
A Sahelanthropus tchadensis (“Toumai”)
B Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
C Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
D Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”).
Question #42
A forests became fragmented and food resources scatterred.
B forests did not change and food was abundant.
C forests became wet and swamp like.
D forests became lush woodlands and food was abundant.
Question #43
A we can walk and run long distances with little energy.
B we don’t get back problems.
C we are stable on slippery surfaces.
D we can run faster than predators.
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 Ardipithicus ramidus (“Ardi”)
C Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”).
D Homo habilis (“Handy Man”)
Question #46
A a wide pelvic inlet.
B C-shaped spine.
C opposable hallux.
D femur angled inward toward the knee.
Question #47
A 5-6 mya
B 3-4 mya
C 6-7 mya
D 1-2 mya.
Question #48
A anterior position of the foramen magnum.
B short, straight femur.
C flared pelvis.
D opposable hallux.
Question #49
A bipedalism.
B cooperative hunting.
C speech.
D material culture.