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| 1 |  |  Homo sapiens first appeared in |
|  | A) | Western Europe. |
|  | B) | Eastern Europe. |
|  | C) | China. |
|  | D) | Java. |
|  | E) | Africa. |
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| 2 |  |  The discovery of a Neanderthal hyoid bone |
|  | A) | suggests that their speaking abilities were the same as modern humans |
|  | B) | shows that they were quite accomplished hunters. |
|  | C) | leads to the conclusion that their vision was not as good as modern humans. |
|  | D) | indicates that they were making art. |
|  | E) | provides evidence that they were cannibals. |
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| 3 |  |  The Klasies River Mouth Caves site is important because
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|  | A) | evidence of hunting is present. |
|  | B) | people could only get there by boat. |
|  | C) | fully modern people were there earlier than any other part of the world. |
|  | D) | there was conflict between Homo erectus and Neanderthals. |
|  | E) | All of the above. |
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| 4 |  |  Approximately how many genes do humans have? |
|  | A) | 5,000 |
|  | B) | 10,000 |
|  | C) | 25,000 |
|  | D) | 50,000 |
|  | E) | 100,000 |
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| 5 |  |  Neanderthals |
|  | A) | hunted large game animals. |
|  | B) | buried their dead. |
|  | C) | developed a new tool technology. |
|  | D) | were able to survive in cold environments. |
|  | E) | All of the above. |
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| 6 |  |  What happened to the Neanderthals? |
|  | A) | They were killed off by modern humans. |
|  | B) | They were killed of by Homo heidelbergensis. |
|  | C) | They interbred with modern humans. |
|  | D) | They were simply out-competed by modern humans |
|  | E) | The issue has yet to be resolved. |
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| 7 |  |  Some of the key changes observed during the Upper Paleolithic from about 40,000 to 10,000 years ago include all of the following, except |
|  | A) | increased sophistication of tools. |
|  | B) | expansion of the geographic range of humans. |
|  | C) | the domestication of most plant and animal foods. |
|  | D) | the invention of new equipment, such as bows and arrows. |
|  | E) | All of the above occurred between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago. |
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| 8 |  |  The site of Dolni Vestonice provides evidence that |
|  | A) | residents were regularly hunting woolly mammoth. |
|  | B) | structures were being constructed for shelter. |
|  | C) | cannibalism was being practiced. |
|  | D) | All of the above. |
|  | E) | (A) and (B) above. |
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| 9 |  |  Which of the following has not been suggested as a meaning for the cave paintings at Lascaux? |
|  | A) | The cave was an elaborate residence where a series of extended families lived over many generations. |
|  | B) | The art shows that there was a concern with fertility. |
|  | C) | The caves served as primitive temples. |
|  | D) | The paintings were done simply for the sake of creating art. |
|  | E) | The art shows a concern with the hunting of animals. |
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| 10 |  |  The half-life of carbon-14 is |
|  | A) | 10,550 years. |
|  | B) | 5,730 years. |
|  | C) | 4,280 years. |
|  | D) | 3,350 years. |
|  | E) | 2,900 years. |
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| 11 |  |  How many years ago did people first enter the New World?
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|  | A) | 50,000-60,000 |
|  | B) | 35,000-40,000 |
|  | C) | 25,000-30,000 |
|  | D) | 20,000-25,000 |
|  | E) | 10,000-15,000 |
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| 12 |  |  Lindenmeier is located in |
|  | A) | Peru. |
|  | B) | Bolivia. |
|  | C) | Colorado. |
|  | D) | Mississippi. |
|  | E) | Toronto. |
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| 13 |  |  Modern humans had spread to virtually all parts of the world by 10,000 years ago. Of the areas listed below, which was the one they showed up in last?
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|  | A) | The Americas |
|  | B) | Europe |
|  | C) | Africa |
|  | D) | Australia |
|  | E) | Asia |
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