Multiple Choice

Please answer all questions


1	Where did Darwin think that humans first evolved?
		A)	Asia
		B)	Africa
		C)	Archipelago
		D)	Australia


2	The bony ridge at the back of the skull where the neck muscles attach is the:
		A)	torus
		B)	sagittal keel
		C)	sagittal crest
		D)	lambdoid suture


3	In terms of species longevity within genus Homo, who has been the most successful?
		A)	Homo erectus
		B)	Homo habilis
		C)	Homo neanderthalensis
		D)	Homo sapien


4	The earliest nearly complete skeleton is from which species?
		A)	Homo neanderthalensis
		B)	Homo habilis
		C)	Homo erectus
		D)	Homo antecessor


5	Homo erectus was around during which geological period?
		A)	Triassic
		B)	Pleistocene
		C)	Cambrian
		D)	Cretaceous


6	Homo erectus elaborated on the stone core tool by:
		A)	flaking the entire stone
		B)	attaching it to a stick
		C)	using it for hunting
		D)	all the above


7	Hand axes appeared in Africa about:
		A)	500,000 years ago
		B)	50,000 years ago
		C)	2.5 mya
		D)	1.4 mya


8	One of the major benefits of fire for Homo erectus was:
		A)	firing pottery
		B)	roasting marshmallows
		C)	paint (from the ashes)
		D)	socializing


9	Homo erectus migrated out of Africa because:
		A)	they were in search of resources like water and shelter
		B)	competitive exclusion forced them out
		C)	there was a shortage of meat
		D)	real estate prices went through the roof


10	Homo erectus is essentially like modern humans:
		A)	from the neck up
		B)	from the neck down
		C)	in technological advances
		D)	in cultural complexity


11	The average brain size of Homo heidelbergensis is:
		A)	1300 ml
		B)	within modern human range
		C)	30% larger than Homo erectus
		D)	all the above


12	Compared to Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis shows a greater emphasis in the forebrain. This part of the brain is involved in:
		A)	speech, planning, and reasoning
		B)	touch and taste
		C)	vision
		D)	coordination of movement


13	Which stone tool technology involves striking uniform flakes from a prepared core?
		A)	bifacial
		B)	Mousterian
		C)	Levallois
		D)	Acheulian


14	The Neandertals:
		A)	had sophisticated intellectual and cultural achievements
		B)	were brutish and dim-witted
		C)	evolved in Germany
		D)	were a slightly different-looking form of modern humans


15	Which species does the following skull description fit? Essentially flat face, no heavy brow ridge, forehead nearly vertical.
		A)	Homo erectus
		B)	Homo sapiens
		C)	Homo habilis
		D)	Homo ergaster


16	Neandertals may have been the first to:
		A)	hunt
		B)	use language
		C)	attach a stone point to a shaft
		D)	use fire


17	The cave paintings of Lascaux are associated with which species?
		A)	Homo sapiens
		B)	Homo erectus
		C)	Homo neanderthalensis
		D)	Homo habilis


18	The shorter, heavier bodies of Neandertals:
		A)	sweat more
		B)	conserve heat
		C)	dissipate heat
		D)	cause back problems


19	Homo sapiens may have been the first to:
		A)	bury their deceased
		B)	hunt big game
		C)	attach a worked stone to a wooden shaft
		D)	care for their infirm


20	Which era is marked by important cultural innovations?
		A)	Paleozoic
		B)	Mesozoic
		C)	Cenozoic
		D)	Upper Paleolithic


21	Skulls of later hominids that still retain primitive features are labeled:
		A)	antiquated
		B)	endocasts
		C)	archaic
		D)	old-fashioned


22	Which species settled on every landmass except Antarctica?
		A)	Homo sapiens
		B)	Homo neanderthalensis
		C)	Homo erectus
		D)	all the above


23	Homo neanderthalensis had a broad nasal opening for the purpose of:
		A)	distinguishing themselves from Homo heidelbergensis
		B)	taking in more oxygen to run faster and farther
		C)	providing increased surface area to warm and moisten air
		D)	smelling danger


24	Humans entered the New World by:
		A)	island hopping
		B)	rafting over
		C)	a land bridge
		D)	alien spacecraft


25	Which of the following was discovered in Africa?
		A)	first hand axe
		B)	earliest fossils with anatomically modern human traits
		C)	Taung baby
		D)	all the above

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