Robust australopiths overlap in time with which species

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1. Homo erectus's change in limb proportions to a body with short arms and long legs indicates:

A. A life spent in the trees.

B. Quadrupedal walking.

C. Fully modern bipedal locomotion.

D. Retention of climbing and brachiating abilities.

2. Compared with Neandertals, modern humans:

A. have a higher skull with a more vertical forehead.

B. are more muscular.

C. have more teeth.

D. have much larger brains.

3. How did Homo erectus first reach Indonesia?

A. They flew Coach Class on Delta.

B. They swam.

C. They crossed from mainland Southeast Asia on boats.

D. They walked because connecting land was exposed by lower sea levels at the time.

4. Blade tools are characterized as:

A. being simple chopping tools.

B. having a serrated edge.

C. being at least twice as long as they are wide.

D. closely resembling Oldowan tools.

5. An animal bone with both animal tooth marks and stone tool cut marks may provide evidence that Homo erectus scavenged for meat if:

A. An Oldowan chopper is found embedded in the bone shaft.

B. Ancient DNA analysis finds the saliva of both a carnivore and Homo erectus in the marrow canal.

C. Puncture holes from carnivore teeth are found beneath cuts made by manufactured stone tools.

D. Counting the perikymata shows that Homo erectus did not have a fully modern diet.

6. The hominins from the site of Dmanisi, Georgia show a high amount of:

A. creative ability.

B. size dimorphism.

C. cranial volume.

D. sophisticated stone tool production.

7. Burial of the dead was practiced by:

A. Homo heidelbergensis, Neandertals, and early modern humans.

B. Homo erectus and Neandertals.

C. Homo heidelbergensis and Neandertals.

D. Neandertals and early modern humans.

8. We can identify early dog domestication in the fossil record from:

A. changes in wolf/dog anatomy.

B. evidence of wolves gnawing on bones in archaeological sites.

C. presence of coprolites (fossilized dog feces).

D. cave art.

9. The robust australopiths overlap in time with which species?

A. Homo erectus

B. Ardipithecus kadabba

C. Proconsol turkana

D. Homo sapiens

10. Compared with modern Homo sapiens, Homo heidelbergensis had:

A. tiny front teeth.

B. thinner bones.

C. a sloping forehead.

D. a more well rounded (globular) skull.

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