Choose the best answer.

1		The Eosimias:
			A)	walked on branches.
			B)	was nocturnal.
			C)	was solitary.
			D)	is the common ancestor to higher and lower primates.
			E)	is all of the above.
2		The study of the remains of extinct animals is called:
			A)	paleontology.
			B)	physical anthropology.
			C)	taphonomy.
			D)	paleoanthropology.
			E)	fossilology.
3		Certain areas yield a large number of early primate fossil specimens. The conditions that lend themselves to a large number of fossils being preserved and a good chance of recovery by scientists today include all of the following except:
			A)	little or no modern human development.
			B)	a high degree of volcanic activity at the time that the primate lived.
			C)	an arid climate with sparse vegetation today.
			D)	a cave climate at the time of the primates.
			E)	a rapidly forming sediment at the time of the primate, such as sand or gravel.
4		Paleontology is the study of:
			A)	the remains of dead animals.
			B)	ancient life through the fossil record.
			C)	human physical variation.
			D)	ancient humans and their immediate ancestors.
			E)	early human tool making.
5		The epoch that we are currently in is the:
			A)	Pliocene.
			B)	Eocene.
			C)	Oligocene.
			D)	Pleistocene.
			E)	Holocene.
6		The visual predation hypothesis states that:
			A)	early primates developed excellent senses of smell.
			B)	early primates were primarily leaf eaters.
			C)	early primates developed in the Mesozoic.
			D)	early primates consumed insects.
			E)	early primates made good use of their claws.
7		The omoyid family of primates:
			A)	were cat sized.
			B)	developed in Africa.
			C)	are ancestral to the lemur-loris line.
			D)	had grasping hands and feet.
			E)	were not ancestral to all anthropoids.
8		Anthropoids who lived during the Oligocene in the Fayum:
			A)	were terrestrial.
			B)	had more teeth than prosimians.
			C)	had smaller brains than prosimians.
			D)	lived in a desert.
			E)	had more forward looking eyes than the prosimians.
9		Which of the following traits were characteristic of the early primates?
			A)	knuckle-walking
			B)	binocular vision
			C)	grasping claws
			D)	carnivorous diets
			E)	a well-developed sense of smell
10		The adapid family of primates:
			A)	had a dental comb.
			B)	includes the Smilodectes.
			C)	were ancestral to all anthropoids.
			D)	were the first hominoids.
			E)	lacked a rhinarium.
11		Which family of primates was the ancestor of humans during the Oligocene?
			A)	parapithecid
			B)	adapted
			C)	propliopithecid
			D)	cattahrines
			E)	omoyid
12		Why did Miocene Old World monkeys grow in number while the Miocene apes faded in number?
			A)	Old World monkeys were more specialized in a smaller habitat.
			B)	The Miocene apes’ use of bilophodont teeth was not useful.
			C)	The Old World monkeys ate leaves.
			D)	Miocene apes were unable to survive in the shrinking rain forests.
			E)	The Miocene apes were larger.
13		Gigantopithicus:
			A)	is probably the largest primate that ever lived.
			B)	is the ancestor of Bigfoot.
			C)	coexisted with Neanderthals.
			D)	lived in Africa.
			E)	was a carnivore.
14		The Y-5 pattern:
			A)	is characteristic of hominoids.
			B)	refers to the cusp and fissure pattern of teeth.
			C)	is characteristic of dryopithicids.
			D)	is found on molars.
			E)	is all of the above.
15		According to the text, the notion of the "Missing Link" dates back to:
			A)	Watson and Crick's research on DNA.
			B)	Franz Boas's work on human diversity.
			C)	Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
			D)	the notion of the Great Chain of Being.
			E)	the discovery of "Lucy."