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QUIZ 6 Flashcards

1
Q

True or false? The first Neandertals were found after Darwin published his theory of evolution.

A

False

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2
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Cutmarks found on fossilized hominin bones from the middle Pleistocene of Bodo, Ethiopia are often used as evidence of what?

A

potential cannibalism

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3
Q

One character that defines Homo erectus is the presence of what type of keel?

A

sagittal

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4
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True or false? Neandertals took care of the old and disabled.

A

True

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5
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True or false? The brain size of some Neandertal specimens exceeds the size of modern human brains.

A

True

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6
Q

Which of the following is NOT true about the species Homo floresiensis?

A

It lived as recently as 5,000 years ago.

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7
Q

Acheulean handaxes are associated with all Homo erectus sites.

A

False

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8
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True or false? There is overwhelming evidence that Homo erectus/ergaster was an expert hunter and not a scavenger.

A

False

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9
Q

Franz Weidenreich is known for his study of which of the following species?

A

Homo erectus

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10
Q

Island dwarfing may explain the small size of which of the following hominin species?

A

Homo floresiensis

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True or false? Fossil specimens from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia are the oldest direct evidence of Homo found outside of Africa.

A

True

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12
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Some Acheulean tools show evidence of improvements to more primitive Oldowan technology.

A

True

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13
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Which of the following researchers discovered hominin fossils in Indonesia, on the island of Java, in the 19th century, and called them “Pithecanthropus erectus”?

A

Eugene Dubois

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14
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True or False? Any kind of stone can be used to make a stone tool.

A

False

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15
Q

Homo heidelbergensis is characterized by which of the following when compared to earlier hominins?

A

larger, more rounded cranium and double-arched brow ridges

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16
Q

Olduvai Gorge was once a lake that attracted many animals including Homo habilis and Homo erectus.

A

True

17
Q

Which of the following characteristics is NOT present in Neandertals.

A

Nuchal torus

18
Q

Neandertals were originally reconstructed as brutes due to which of the following reasons?

A

The reconstruction was based on a skeleton from an individual that was suffering from old age arthritis

19
Q

Which of the following species is the probable direct ancestor of Neandertals?

A

Homo heidelbergensis

20
Q

True or false? Neandertals consistently and ritually buried their dead.

A

False

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