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