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Multiple Choice Quiz

1
What is the Piltdown Man?
A)The "link" between modern humans and the apelike creatures before them
B)A faked fossil previously considered an important link in human evolution research
C)A fossil of the first hominin found in Africa
D)A fossil revealing hominins originated during the late Miocene
2
According to current anthropological thinking, which of the following is considered the primary distinguishing characteristic that separates humans from other organisms?
A)Communication with symbols
B)Brain size
C)Bipedal anatomy
D)Bipedality
3
In the traditional taxonomy of hominoids, which of the following is NOT true about hominoids?
A)Hominoids lived in Eastern and Southern Africa.
B)Hominoids lived between 5 and 2 million years ago.
C)Hominoids are considered part of the human lineage.
D)Hominoids appeared during the Eocene epoch.
4
In the proposed modified taxonomy, which of the following is NOT true about hominins?
A)Humans and direct human ancestors are referred to as hominoids.
B)Great apes and humans are placed together in the family Hominidae.
C)The family Pongidae is discarded.
D)Orangutans are placed by themselves as the subfamily Ponginae.
5
Which of the following are characteristics of the hominins?
A)Molars without enamel
B)Large canine teeth
C)Backward placed foramen magnum
D)Mastoid process present
6
Which of the following hominoid forms found in eastern Africa during the late Miocene look most like the hominins?
A)Afropithecus
B)Kenyapithecus
C)Samburupithecus
D)All of the above
7
Two subspecies of Ardipithecus ramidus are well known for which of the following?
A)Living across a span of nearly 5 million years
B)The first evidence of hominins in Australia
C)A hominin-like cranial anatomy with ape-like lower anatomy
D)A hominin-like lower anatomy with ape-like cranial anatomy
8
When do the fossils of the bipedal Australopithecus afarensis date from?
A)About 30,000 years ago
B)About 300,000 years ago
C)About 3 million years ago
D)About 30 million years ago
9
What is the first member of the genus Australopithecus?
A)Australopithecus anamensis
B)Australopithecus afarensis
C)Australopithecus bahrelghazali
D)Kenyanthropus platyops
10
What term describes the difference between the sexes in body size or shape?
A)Sexual disparity
B)Sexual dimorphism
C)Morphology
D)Anatomical sexism
11
Where is tribe placed in taxonomic classification?
A)Below superfamily and above subfamily
B)Below genus and above subfamily
C)Below genus and above species
D)Below subfamily and above genus
12
What is the condition in which the jaw projects beyond the upper parts of the face?
A)Sectorial premolar
B)Shearing complex
C)Prognathism
D)Canine dimorphism
13
How do anthropologists understand the grouping patterns and general behavior of hominins?
A)Comparative assessment of behavior
B)The fossil record
C)Relative dating techniques
D)Chronometric dating techniques
14
According to the fossil record, which type of material did early hominins use to create tools?
A)Stone
B)Bone
C)Wood
D)Undetermined
15
Which of the following is NOT an explanation for why bipedality evolved?
A)Arboreal climbing favored bipedality.
B)Bipedality is beneficial for carrying objects.
C)Bipedality is beneficial for hunting.
D)Visual surveillance, or vigilance, favored bipedality.





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