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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A mainly fruit.
B mainly tough, fibrous vegetation.
C mainly meat.
D mainly carbohydrates.
Question #2
A effective heat regulation through reduced body hair.
B Increased general health resulting from the development of agriculture.
C retention of vestigial structures like the coccyx.
D culture.
Question #3
A presence of an occipital bun.
B presence of a sagittal keel.
C increasing degree of zygomatic flare.
D decreasing postorbital constriction.
Question #4
A the hyoid.
B the mandible.
C the ribs.
D the cervical (neck) vertebrae.
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #6
A Cladisticus
B Homo
C Phylogeneticus
D Plesiomorphus
Question #7
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #8
A that suggest that they were not as primitive as they have been frequently described.
B that were far more modern and complex than the contemporary Upper Paleolithic culture.
C that allowed them to survive despite the limitations that they experienced as a result of their obligate bipedalism.
D that make them unarguably members of the species Homo sapiens sapiens.
Question #9
A decreased violence amongst groups.
B increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
C nomadic hunting and gathering.
D improvements in nutrition.
Question #10
A decreased birth spacing and food surplus.
B more effective medical practices.
C decline in infectious diseases.
D severe food scarcity.
Question #11
A rickets.
B sickle-cell anemia.
C porotic hyperostosis.
D syphilis.
Question #12
A shift to higher-fat, higher-carbohydrate diets.
B shift to higher-protein diets.
C shift to vegetarian diet.
D shift to lower-fat, lower-carbohydrate diets.
Question #13
A Height stayed the same.
B Height became more variable within the population.
C Height decreased.
D Height increased.
Question #14
A negative.
B neutral.
C positive.
Question #15
A Middle East.
B Eastern Asia.
C Western Europe.
D Southern Africa.
Question #16
A Out-of-Africa Model.
B Mostly ‘Out of Africa’ Model.
C Multiregional Continuity Model.
D Assimilation Model.
Question #17
A archaic Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to replace Neanderthals in Europe.
B Homo erectus populations migrated out of Africa to replace archaic Homo sapiens.
C modern Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa and then spread to Asia and Europe, replacing archaic Homo sapiens populations.
D the transition to modernity took place regionally and without involving replacement.
Question #18
A the importance of gene flow across population boundaries.
B a single origin of modern people and eventual replacement of archaic Homo sapiens throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.
C migrations of Homo habilis out of Africa.
D migrations of australopithecines out of Africa.
Question #19
A sagittal keel.
B extreme postorbital constriction.
C protruding mandibular symphysis.
D extreme zygomatic flare.
Question #20
A Middle Paleolithic.
B Lower Paleolithic.
C Neolithic Period.
D Upper Paleolithic.
Question #21
A D32
B FOX P2
C D23
D MC1R
Question #22
A religion.
B geography.
C gender.
D race.
Question #23
A Mousterian.
B Acheulean.
C Olduwan.
D Aurignacian.
Question #24
A Neanderthals practiced dangerous hunting techniques that often resulted in injury.
B Neanderthals enjoyed riding mammoths and often fell off resulting in injury.
C Neanderthal bones are very fragile and break easily.
D none of these options.
Question #25
A protruding mandibular symphysis.
B slight supraorbital ridge.
C vertical forehead.
D sagittal keel.
Question #26
A Homo neanderthalensis.
B Homo erectus.
C Homo habilis.
D Homo sapiens.
Question #27
A Asia.
B Africa.
C Europe.
D North America.
Question #28
A genetic mutation.
B none of these options.
C island dwarfism.
D sickle-cell anemia.
Question #29
A Olduwan.
B Mousterian.
C Acheulean.
D Aurignacian.
Question #30
A occipital bun.
B extreme zygomatic flare.
C protruding mandibular symphysis.
D vertical forehead.
Question #31
A Homo heidelbergensis.
B Homo habilis
C Homo erectus.
D Homo neanderthalensis.
Question #32
A Olduwan.
B Acheulean.
C Mousterian.
D Aurignacian.
Question #33
A Africa, 2.5 mya.
B Eastern Asia; 2 mya.
C Western Europe; 3 mya.
D North America, 1.5 mya.
Question #34
A Australopithecus garhi or Australopithecus sediba
B Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
C Australopithecus (Paranthropus) robustus
D Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (“The Nutcracker”)
Question #35
A Homo habilis (“The Handy Man”)
B Australopithecus (Paranthropus) boisei (“The Nutcracker”)
C Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
D Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”)
Question #36
A bipedalism arose as a result of a shift to hunting as a primary source of food.
B monogamy and food provisioning created the necessity for bipedalism.
C bipedalism meant less body surface to expose to the sun, resulting in a smaller body size.
D bipedalism arose in areas where the forest was disappearing.
Question #37
A decreased the amount of food energy available in the hominid diet.
B contributed to geographical expansion and food production techniques in positive ways.
C has been shown to contribute little to the digestive process of hominids.
D limited the expansion of hominids into certain environments, such as dry grasslands.
Question #38
A scapula (shoulder blade).
B metacarpals (wrist bones).
C pelvic girdle (hip bones).
D clavicle (collar bone).
Question #39
A Europe.
B Africa.
C Asia.
D South America.
Question #40
A zygomatic arch.
B mandibular symphysis.
C sagittal crest.
D supraorbital ridge.
Question #41
A Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”).
B Australopithecus africanus (“Mrs. Ples”)
C Sahelanthropus tchadensis (“Toumai”)
D Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”)
Question #42
A forests became lush woodlands and food was abundant.
B forests became fragmented and food resources scatterred.
C forests did not change and food was abundant.
D forests became wet and swamp like.
Question #43
A we are stable on slippery surfaces.
B we can walk and run long distances with little energy.
C we can run faster than predators.
D we don’t get back problems.
Question #44
A Homo habilis (“Handy man”)
B Homo erectus (“Peking Man”)
C Homo floresiensis (“The Hobbit”)
D Ardipithecus ramidus (“Ardi”)
Question #45
A Australopithecus afarensis (“Lucy”).
B Homo habilis (“Handy Man”)
C Ardipithicus ramidus (“Ardi”)
D Sahelanthropus tchandensis (“Toumai”)
Question #46
A a wide pelvic inlet.
B opposable hallux.
C C-shaped spine.
D femur angled inward toward the knee.
Question #47
A 6-7 mya
B 1-2 mya.
C 5-6 mya
D 3-4 mya
Question #48
A opposable hallux.
B short, straight femur.
C anterior position of the foramen magnum.
D flared pelvis.
Question #49
A cooperative hunting.
B bipedalism.
C material culture.
D speech.