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Question 1.

Today, key stages in the record of the past are missing, because

Fossil hunters have not searched in every place they might find them yet

Fossils have been preserved in some places and not in others

Rock sequences containing fossils are not complete in all places

A and C

A, B and C

Question 2.

The chrnomoetric, or absolute, dating method used by paleoanthropologists to date the majority of hominin remains:

Relies on the decay of carbon isotopes over time

Only works on fossils that are less than 1 million years old

Doesn't date fossils, but dates the strata above and below fossils

Only allows paleoanthropologists to say whether a fossil is older or younger than another fossil, not how old the fossil is

A and C

Question 3.

Which of the following is true about Neandertal anatomy?

Their post-cranial anatomy tends to be more robust than modern Homo sapiens

They have a projecting mid-face (around the nose)

They have a rounded, smooth occipital area like that seen in modern humans

A and B

A, B and C

Question 4.

The primary reason why modern humans have higher incidences of malocclusions than premodern humans is:

Modern humans eat less food overall than their premodern ancestors

The rates of evolution for the human jaw and human teeth are very different

The size of the face in modern humans is much larger than premodern humans

The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture requires that modern humans have more teeth

Modern humans are more likely to use toothbrushes, which push teeth into unnatural positions

Question 5

The cave sites at Tabun in Israel is important because:

They show that Homo erectus populations lasted in West Asia until 100,000 years ago

It support the idea Neandertals and Homo sapiens were in the same place at the same time

They are good examples of how Neandertals were capable of impressive art and complex burial treatments

They are the most likely place for the origin of the species Homo erectus

They show clear evidence for cannibalism among Neandertals and Homo erectus

Question 6

The portable and cave art of Upper Paleolithic Modern Humans:

Focus on themes of successful hunts and fertility

Is rarely abstract, with images clearly representing everyday things around them

Is dominated by depictions of women manufactured by men to be used at 'paleolithic Playboys'

Has clear links to the symbolic imagery found at Homo habilis cave sites

None of the above

Question 7

The Levallois technique:

Is associated with Homo habilis

Resulted in tools that were more uniform in shape and size

Resulted in flakes that could be used at tools

B and C

A and B

Question 8

The relatively late (recent) dates for early modern human (Homo sapiens) sites in Western Europe:

Support the Out of Africa theory, with human migrating there later than in other part of the world

Suggest that Homo habilis evolved into Homo sapiens in this portion of the world

Highlight the inability of archaeologists to accurately date sites due to poor preservation of fossils

Have been argued to represent their own species, Homo floresiensis

All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following species is not considered to be a link between Paleocene mammals and later anthropoids?

Aegyptopithecus

Proconsul major

Eosimias

Darwinius masillae

All of the above are links

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Homo erectus is false?

There is strong evidence for use of tools

Average brain size increases to around 950 cc

Both the face and jaw size increases dramatically

Arm and leg length proportions are similar to those found in modern humans

Evidence for the use of fire has been argued

Question 11

In the movie 'Becoming Human', paleoanthropologists argue that _______________________ is the best explanation for why our ancestors developed the specific traits they did in order to evolve from later members of the genus Homo to modern humans (H. sapiens)

The development of opposable thumbs

The reduction in size of the nuchal torus

The movement of our ancestors from E. Afrca to W. Africa

The constantly changing environmental factors where our ancestors lived

The extinction of dinosaurs

Question 12

Nicholas Sterno is credited with which idea that contributed to the field of paleoanthropology?

Law of Superposition

Principle of Catastrophism

Occam's Razor

Isotopic decay

Natural selection

Question 13

Most of the skeletal characteristics of Neandertals are best explained as:

Adaptations to allow them to butcher animals more effectively

Genetic mutations that made them unsuccessful as a species, resulting in rapid extinction

Ways in which the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture impacted their bodies

Adaptations to the cold environments in which they lived

None of the above