Australopithecus afarensis

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1. Neandertals were well adapted to the cold. This is reflected in body changes such as:

A. All the above.

B. Short, wide torsos.

C. Short limbs.

D. Large, wide noses.

2. Oldowan tools:

A. All of the above.

B. are produced by removing a few flakes off of a stone core.

C. are symmetric, with a clear shape and function.

D. are made using a bifacial technology.

3. The oldest known definitive fossils of anatomically modern Homo sapiens date back __________ years ago.

A. 90,000

B. 190,000

C. 450,000

D. 50,000

4. _________ Homo erectus were more robust than__________ Homo erectus (your reading quiz from the publisher was incorrect, select the correct answer what what we discussed in class).

A. African; North American

B. European; African

C. Asian; African

D. African; European

5. Australopithecus afarensis:

A. was most likely an occasional knuckle walker.

B. was a biped, but likely retained considerable climbing ability.

C. was a quadruped that occasionally walked upright.

D. was completely identical to modern humans in terms of bipedal anatomy.

6. The Acheulean tradition is associated with:

A. Homo rudolfensis.

B. All of the above.

C. Homo erectus.

D. Homo habilis.

7. Imagine you have found a fossil skull with an ape-size brain, very large back teeth (molars), a sagittal crest, and large cheekbones. Based on this information, this is most likely a specimen of:

A. early Homo.

B. modern human.

C. gracile Australopithecus.

D. robust Australopithecus.

8. The oldest known fossils of anatomically modern Homo sapiens have been found in:

A. Europe

B. East Asia

C. Australia

D. Africa

9. The 5 B's are used to define modern behavior in the Upper Paleolithic. Which of these are some of the B's?

A. Bone tools

B. Blades

C. Breakfast

D. Beauty

E. Beads

F. Burials

G. Bipedalism

H. Beats

I. Blood

10. The fossil nicknamed "The Hobbit" has been assigned to the species:

A. Homo heidelbergensis.

B. Homo floresiensis.

C. Homo neanderthalensis.

D. Homo erectus.

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