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Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach, 2/e

Michael A. Park, Central Connecticut State University

The Identity and Nature of Our Species

Our Place in Nature: Humans as Primates

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please choose the best answer to all of the questions.


1	Primates are made up of approximately how many living species?
		A)	nearly 50
		B)	about 100
		C)	roughly 200
		D)	around 400


2	Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of how we designate a species?
		A)	Place in nature.
		B)	Anatomy and physiology.
		C)	Learning how to survive.
		D)	Brain size.


3	A classification based on similarities and differences is called a
		A)	taxation.
		B)	taxonomy.
		C)	taxidermist.
		D)	taximeter.


4	How many living species are in the family Hominidea?
		A)	one
		B)	ten
		C)	twenty
		D)	two hundred


5	A characteristic that makes primates members of the class Mammalia is that they
		A)	have bony spines.
		B)	can maintain a constant body temperature.
		C)	have sense organs.
		D)	all the above.


6	Which two words best describe the primate brain?
		A)	large and complex
		B)	small and simple
		C)	gooey and gross
		D)	wrinkly and blue


7	What is the predominant sense used by primates?
		A)	Their sense of hearing.
		B)	Their sense of smell.
		C)	Their sense of taste.
		D)	Their sense of sight.


8	The definition of prehensile is
		A)	being active at night.
		B)	having the ability to grasp.
		C)	being active during the day.
		D)	having the ability to touch the thumb to the tips of the other fingers.


9	The definition of nocturnal is
		A)	being active at night.
		B)	having the ability to grasp.
		C)	being active during the day.
		D)	having the ability to touch the thumb to the tips of the other fingers.


10	Three-dimensional vision is called
		A)	nocturnal.
		B)	diurnal.
		C)	stereoscopic.
		D)	prehensile.


11	Primates can see stereoscopically because
		A)	they have two eyes.
		B)	they are diurnal.
		C)	they see in color.
		D)	their eyes face forward.


12	Classifying species according to actual branching pattern, and ignoring current physical features and adaptive focuses, is called
		A)	taxonomy.
		B)	paleontology.
		C)	cladistics.
		D)	opposability.


13	Which of the following is a characteristic of a nocturnal way of life?
		A)	mobile ears
		B)	moist, naked nose
		C)	large eyes
		D)	all the above


14	Which of the following is NOT a general primate trait?
		A)	opposable thumbs
		B)	prehensile tails
		C)	relatively flat faces
		D)	stereoscopic vision


15	A primate that walks on all four legs is
		A)	bipedal.
		B)	quadrupedal.
		C)	brachiating.
		D)	diurnal.


16	Most primate species
		A)	live in groups.
		B)	give birth too more than one offspring at a time.
		C)	are habitually bipedal.
		D)	all the above.


17	Primates were originally adapted to which environment?
		A)	urban
		B)	grasslands
		C)	arboreal
		D)	swamps


18	Of all the primates, humans
		A)	have the greatest sense of smell.
		B)	have the smallest brain.
		C)	take the longest time to mature.
		D)	give birth to more twins.


19	The difference between primate social groups and the social groups of other species is that
		A)	primates groom each other.
		B)	primates appoint an alpha male.
		C)	primates nurture their young.
		D)	primates recognize individuals.


20	Communication among the majority of primate social groups is maintained through
		A)	grooming.
		B)	fighting.
		C)	voting.
		D)	the media.

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