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1
When did the first primates appear?
A)95 m.y.a.
B)65 m.y.a.
C)45 m.y.a.
D)35 m.y.a.
E)25 m.y.a.
2
When did the first apes appear?
A)55 m.y.a.
B)45 m.y.a.
C)35 m.y.a.
D)25 m.y.a.
E)15 m.y.a.
3
Sahelanthropus tchadensis was found in
A)Chad
B)Kenya
C)Tanzania
D)South Africa
E)(B) and (C) above
4
Which of the following species appear to be habitual bipeds?
A)Sahelanthropus tchandensis
B)Ardipithecus ramidus
C)Orrorin tugenensis
D)Kenyanthropus platyops
E)All of the above.
5
The first early human group to leave Africa was
A)Ardipithecus ramidus.
B)Kenyanthropus platyops.
C)Homo erectus.
D)Australopithecus afarensis.
E)Sahelanthropus tchadensis.
6
The “first family” was discovered at
A)Hadar.
B)Laetoli.
C)Swartkrans.
D)Olduvai.
E)Platyops.
7
The half-life of potassium-argon dating is
A)40,000 years.
B)600,000 years.
C)5 million years.
D)420.7 million years.
E)1.3 billion years.
8
Fossilized footprints dating to 3.6 m.y.a were found at
A)Hadar.
B)Laetoli.
C)Swartkrans.
D)Olduvai.
E)Platyops.
9
One of the most prominent features at Swartkrans is the presence of
A)Australopithecus afarensis.
B)fossilized footprints.
C)breccia.
D)sculpture.
E)extremely sophisticated stone tools.
10
The Leakey family is most closely associated with which of the following sites?
A)Hadar.
B)Hominin.
C)Swartkrans.
D)Olduvai.
E)Platyops.
11
When did intentionally modified stone tools first appear in Africa?
A)between 12 and 9 m.y.a.
B)between 8 and 6 m.y.a.
C)between 5 and 4 m.y.a.
D)between 3 and 2 m.y.a.
E)between 1 million and 500,000 years ago.
12
A Kenyanthropus platyops would best be classified as what species?
A)an australopithecine.
B)a hominin.
C)a type of chimpanzee.
D)an Oldowan.
E)a Pleistocene.
13
This drawing shows the levels of excavation at the most famous prehistoric site in East Africa, where the Zinj specimen was discovered in 1959. What is the name of the site?

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A)Hadar.
B)Hominin.
C)Swartkrans.
D)Olduvai.
E)Platyops.





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