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When did the Neandertals become extinct? |
| | A) | 10,000 years ago. |
| | B) | 20,000 years ago. |
| | C) | 30,000 years ago. |
| | D) | 40,000 years ago. |
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What is the mean cranial capacity of archaic Homo sapiens? |
| | A) | 1,000 ml. |
| | B) | 1,200 ml. |
| | C) | 1,450 ml. |
| | D) | 1,600 ml. |
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What is the mean cranial capacity of modern Homo sapiens? |
| | A) | 1,000 ml. |
| | B) | 1,200 ml. |
| | C) | 1,450 ml. |
| | D) | 1,600 ml. |
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What is the mean cranial capacity of Neandertals? |
| | A) | 1,280 ml. |
| | B) | 1,380 ml. |
| | C) | 1,480 ml. |
| | D) | 1,580 ml. |
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When the ratio of brain size to body size is compared, which species has a proportionally larger brain? |
| | A) | Homo erectus |
| | B) | archaic Homo sapiens |
| | C) | Neandertals |
| | D) | modern Homo sapiens |
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Bigger-brained, rounder-skulled hominids appeared in Africa as much as, or as little as |
| | A) | 600,000-300,000 years ago. |
| | B) | 800,000-200,000 years ago. |
| | C) | 1,000,000-600,000 years ago. |
| | D) | 50,000-30,000 years ago. |
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The Levallois stone tool manufacturing strategy was to: |
| | A) | produce a symmetrical core tool |
| | B) | produce a series of long, thin, blades |
| | C) | produce so-called fluted spear points |
| | D) | remove a series of flakes from a carefully prepared core |
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Why do we know more about Neandertals than other extinct species? |
| | A) | Neandertals lived in Europe where most paleoanthropologists come from. |
| | B) | Neandertals used caves and remains are better preserved in caves. |
| | C) | There are more than 400 separate Neandertal individuals excavated. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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In what way are Neandertals physically different from modern Homo sapiens? |
| | A) | Neandertals had wide, squat torsos and short extremities. |
| | B) | Neandertals had triangular bone formations in their nose to guard against the cold. |
| | C) | Neandertal skeletons have more bones that modern Homo sapiens. |
| | D) | Both A and B. |
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How do the Mousterian flakes differ from the Levallois flakes? |
| | A) | Mousterian flakes are larger and more precise. |
| | B) | Mousterian flakes are larger and less precise. |
| | C) | Mousterian flakes are smaller and more precise. |
| | D) | Mousterian flakes are smaller and less precise. |
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What evidence is there that Neandertals were hunters? |
| | A) | Neandertal canine teeth showed that they relied only on meat for their subsistence. |
| | B) | Animal bones were found showing stone tool cut marks and no animal teeth marks. |
| | C) | Bones of large animals, such as elephant and horse, were found in caves. |
| | D) | Both A and C. |
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What evidence shows that Neandertals were mostly meat eaters? |
| | A) | Analysis based on carbon to nitrogen proportions in Neandertal bones. |
| | B) | Residue analysis on stone tools show mammal hair and waterfowl feathers. |
| | C) | The impact wear on some Mousterian points show that they were used in hunting. |
| | D) | All the above |
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What evidence is there that shows Neandertals as caring and compassionate? |
| | A) | The jawbone that shows that the individual could only eat soft foods. |
| | B) | The skeleton that shows several serious, but healed, bone fractures. |
| | C) | The burial of their dead. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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Which of the following was a standard practice and meaning of Neandertal burials? |
| | A) | Most of the corpses were placed in a curled position mimicking the fetus in a womb. |
| | B) | The grave goods were intended for use in the perceived afterlife. |
| | C) | The memorial services were meant to remember the individual and their contribution to the group. |
| | D) | None of the above. |
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The analysis of which part of the skull can help determine if extinct hominids had the ability to speak? |
| | A) | occipital |
| | B) | parietals |
| | C) | basicranium |
| | D) | supraorbital torus |
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Were Neandertals capable of speaking? |
| | A) | The larynx and pharynx were not in a position to allow speech. |
| | B) | The debate still continues. |
| | C) | The recent discovery of a hyoid bone at Kebara Cave shows that Neandertals were capable of speech. |
| | D) | Neandertal brains were so large and their culture so complex they had to have been capable of speech. |
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When did Neandertals flourish in Europe and Southwest Asia? |
| | A) | 80,000 to 40,000 years ago. |
| | B) | 200,000 to 100,000 years ago. |
| | C) | 330,000 to 220,000 years ago. |
| | D) | 500,000 to 300,000 years ago. |
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What evidence is there that Neandertals worshipped cave bears? |
| | A) | A stone chest filled with bear skulls was excavated at a site in Drachenloch, Switzerland. |
| | B) | A stone cubicle was found in Regourdu France with 20 skulls. |
| | C) | Accumulations of bear skulls have been found at Les Furtins and Saone-et-Loire. |
| | D) | There is no evidence that Neandertals worshipped cave bears. |
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The evidence that Neandertals may have produced art and music appears relatively late in their occupancy of Europe. When is the estimated date of these objects? |
| | A) | 100,000 years ago |
| | B) | 80,000 years ago |
| | C) | 50,000 years ago |
| | D) | 20,000 years ago. |
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What is the cause of enamel hypoplasia? |
| | A) | Enamel hypoplasia occurs from eating too much meat. |
| | B) | Enamel hypoplasia is caused by not brushing. |
| | C) | Enamel hypoplasia occurs in people who have experienced malnutrition during their early years. |
| | D) | Enamel hypoplasia arises from eating nuts and foods high in cellulose. |
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