Multiple Choice Quiz

1		The mean cranial capacity of Homo erectus is close to
			A)	500 ml.
			B)	750 ml.
			C)	1000 ml.
			D)	1500 ml.
2		A continuous, projecting ridge of bone above and across the eye orbits is called the:
			A)	supraorbital torus.
			B)	sagittal crest.
			C)	maxilla.
			D)	occipital bone.
3		Which species is linked with Europe?
			A)	Australopithecus africanus
			B)	Homo habilis
			C)	Homo sapiens
			D)	Homo antediluvianensis
4		Which species is “Java Man” thought to be?
			A)	Homo habilis
			B)	Homo erectus
			C)	Homo antecessor
			D)	Homo ergaster
5		If current dating estimates hold up, when was Homo erectus thought to have gone extinct?
			A)	1 million years ago.
			B)	750,000 years ago.
			C)	50,000 years ago.
			D)	30,000 years ago.
6		What gave Homo erectus the ability to migrate so far, so fast?
			A)	advanced tools
			B)	great intelligence
			C)	bipedal efficiency
			D)	running shoes.
7		It is thought that humans were present in western Europe about:
			A)	200,000 years ago.
			B)	400,000 years ago.
			C)	600,000 years ago.
			D)	800,000 years ago.
8		About 1.6-1.7 million years ago the planet entered the:
			A)	Pleistocene epoch.
			B)	Miocene epoch.
			C)	Cretaceous epoch.
			D)	Triassic epoch.
9		The above epoch was marked by:
			A)	a general warming of the earth.
			B)	an expansion of the earth.
			C)	a general cooling of the earth.
			D)	the eruption of the volcano on Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines.
10		A glacial is:
			A)	a massive body of ice that can expand and move.
			B)	a period of ice advance.
			C)	a period when ice melts and temperatures rise.
			D)	a gently sloping bank.
11		A short period of glacial retreat during extended periods of general glacial advance is called:
			A)	an interstadial.
			B)	a stadial.
			C)	an interglacial.
			D)	a glacier.
12		The main difference between an Oldowan tool and a handaxe is
			A)	an Oldowan tool requires dozens of flakes to be removed while a handaxe requires just a few.
			B)	an Oldowan tool requires just a few blows to make, while a handaxe requires dozens of flakes to be removed.
			C)	an Oldowan tool is made of cryptocrystalline stone while handaxes are made of volcanics.
			D)	handaxes are a type of Oldowan tool
13		The Movius line is:
			A)	the line on a rock where a hammerstone hits in order to break a piece off.
			B)	a line that separates the sites where hand axes are commonly found from the sites where they are rarely found.
			C)	a longitudinal crack located at the end of a long bone.
			D)	none of the above.
14		Intellectually speaking, human babies are said to be
			A)	pongid.
			B)	altricial.
			C)	secondarily altricial.
			D)	pelagic.
15		Which of the following is a theory on why human babies are born at an early stage of physical development?
			A)	The pelvic outlet in females was reconfigured when we became bipedal.
			B)	Human babies are born earlier to accommodate the larger heads that evolved over time.
			C)	Being born in an immature state allows for the extended learning process of humans.
			D)	All the above.
16		Until around 400,000 years ago the brain size of Homo erectus:
			A)	greatly increased.
			B)	greatly decreased.
			C)	made no significant changes.
			D)	mildly increased.
17		Which of the following is true about Homo erectus?
			A)	Homo erectus was a stable, long-lived species.
			B)	Homo erectus was an unstable, short-lived species.
			C)	Homo erectus was the first species to control fire.
			D)	Both A and C.
18		Which of the following is an advantage to using fire?
			A)	Fire makes meat more digestible and kills bacteria.
			B)	Fire protects against animals and the elements.
			C)	Fire produces light.
			D)	All the above.
19		The fossils that became known as “Peking Man” were originally named:
			A)	Sinanthropus pekinensis.
			B)	dragon bones.
			C)	Homo erectus.
			D)	Homo pekinensis.
20		The Zhoukoudian hominid assemblage
			A)	is in the Zhoukoudian museum.
			B)	was lost during World War II.
			C)	is guarded by the Dalai Lama.
			D)	is in the author’s basement.