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1
Flattening of the face with decreased size of teeth and jaws in combination with an enlargement in brain size best describes which of the following genus's?
A)Australopithecus
B)Homo
C)Sahelanthropus
D)Paranthropus
2
Homo habilis is considered a member of our genus for which of the following reasons?
A)its modern body size
B)Its advanced stone tool technology
C)its enlarging brain
D)it's somewhat prognathic face
3
The first finds ever of Homo erectus were made in _____ by the Dutch physician Eugene Dubois in 1891.
A)Java
B)Ethiopia
C)Israel
D)Kenya
4
A sloping of the sides of the skull toward the top is known as
A)the sagittal keel.
B)the torus.
C)the postorbital constriction.
D)prognathism.
5
Based on current available evidence it appears that fully modern looking people first appeared about ____ ya.
A)220,000
B)190,000
C)160,000
D)130,000
6
Evidence of gene flow between archaic and moderns would
A)cast doubt on both the MRE and the AR models
B)refute the MRE model and support the AR model
C)refute the AR model and support the MRE model
D)refute the Primary African Origin model
7
Which of the following is part of the Multiregional Evolution model?
A)There must be distinctions between our modern species and archaic humans that clearly distinguish us as separate species.
B)Fossil transition between pre-modern and modern humans should occur only in the single region in which moderns evolved.
C)The physical features we associate with modern humans appeared everywhere but may have been manifested in different ways.
D)Neandertals and Homo sapiens should be considered two separate species.
8
Which of the following is part of the African Replacement model?
A)Modern looking Homo sapiens spread over the Old World from Africa, replacing archaic populations when they came in contact.
B)The degree of species mobility resulted in sufficient gene flow to maintain a single species..
C)Homo sapiens arose in Africa as much as 2 mya.
D)Modern human traits do not define and distinguish a new species of hominins.
9
Which of the following skull characteristics is indicative of a modern human face?
A)a prognathic profile
B)an elongated skull
C)a flat face
D)postorbital constriction
10
The making of tools by striking uniform flakes from a prepared core is known as
A)Levallois technique.
B)trephination.
C)Acheulean technique.
D)endocast technique.
11
The Neandertals' adaptations to cold climates are thought to have included all of the following EXCEPT
A)large sinus cavities.
B)triangular bony projections in the nasal cavity.
C)location of larynx high in the throat
D)tall stature.
12
Which of the following is associated only with modern Homo sapiens?
A)art
B)fire
C)spear points
D)burial of the dead
13
The species of within the genus Homo that is geographically widespread, with an average brain size of 1,300 ml, that has a reduced postorbital constriction but still retains a smaller brow ridge is called
A)Homo habilis.
B)Homo erectus.
C)Homo heidelbergensis.
D)Homo sapiens.





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