Question 1

The __________________ site in Washington shows signs of how megafauna were exploited, such as butchering and the manufacture of bone projectile points.

Accepted Answer

A)   Folsom
B)   Manis Mastodon
C)   Paisley Caves
D)   Arlington Springs

Question 2

The distribution of Clovis sites suggests its rapid spread was via __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   diffusion of knowledge rather than population migration
B)   population migration
C)   boat
D)   music A

Question 3

Reciprocal gift-giving typically practiced by mobile hunter-gatherers creates __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   obligations that hold relationship and societies together
B)   renewal of social bonds
C)   greater advantages than hoarding
D)   all of the above

Question 4

__________________ projectile points found in the American Northwest suggest the presence of an alternative yet contemporary group to the Clovis culture.

Accepted Answer

A)   pre-Clovis
B)   Western Stemmed Tradition
C)   Monte Verde
D)   fluted

Question 5

While fluted points disappear from the archaeological record during the Late Paleoindian period, __________________ points continued to be made.

Accepted Answer

A)   Clovis
B)   coprolite
C)   Solutrean
D)   lanceolate

Question 6

The technological advantage of fluting was probably that it __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   had superior ergonomics
B)   increased killing power
C)   made hafted points stronger
D)   did nothing; there is no advantage

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the small number of skeletons that have been recovered from the Paleoindian period in North and South America?

Accepted Answer

A)   they exhibit a mix of Asian and European features resulting from a long history of intermarriage between Native Americans and European settlers
B)   Their DNA and skeletal features are consistent with Siberian origins
C)   the skeletons are so degraded that we cannot tell anything about them
D)   they look nothing like modern Native Americans

Question 8

Humans probably had a role in the megafaunal extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Early Paleoindian sites along the Pacific coast suggest that some humans arrived via __________________ before glaciers retreated.

Accepted Answer

A)   mammoth
B)   kelp
C)   Monte Verde
D)   boat

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristic features of Paleoindian peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)   they used a small toolkit with relatively simple technology
B)   they existed in small, highly mobile groups
C)   they had extensive social networks
D)   they lived in large, permanent settlements D

Question 11

Between 6000-3000 BCE, the __________________ was/were largely abandoned, probably following a long, dry cooling period.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mississippi Delta
B)   North Atlantic
C)   High Plains
D)   Western refugia

Question 12

Clovis material culture is most easily distinguished from most other Paleoindian complexes by __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   its highly distinctive fluted projectile points
B)   association with extinct mammals
C)   microblades and wedge-shaped cores
D)   a wide array of side- and end- scrapers

Question 13

All of the following make it difficult for modern archaeologists to study the earliest people in North America except that __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   early Native American populations were small and carried relatively few material possessions
B)   only a small number of significant sites ever existed and were spread over the entire North American continent
C)   all of the earliest sites have already been found and there is nothing left for modern archaeologists to study
D)   areas of the Pacific Coast where migrations may have occurred are now below sea level

Question 14

Which of the following sites has provided remains and radiocarbon dates that support the theory of an early spread of maritime people southward along the Pacific coast?

Accepted Answer

A)   Monte Verde
B)   Mesa
C)   Cactus Hill
D)   Meadowcroft Rockshelter

Question 15

Clovis Paleoindian culture in North America was widespread by around __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   24,000 BCE
B)   17,300 BCE
C)   15,500 BCE
D)   11,000 BCE

Question 16

The earliest levels of __________________ are a potentially pre-Clovis occupation called the Miller complex.

Accepted Answer

A)   Paisley Cave
B)   Arlington Springs
C)   Mesa Verde
D)   Meadowcroft Rockshelter

Question 17

A large number of Clovis points are found east of the Mississippi, but not in __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Western US
B)   Canada
C)   Central America
D)   New England

Question 18

Paleoindian rock art-though rare-can be distinguished by its depiction of extinct fauna, including __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   mastodons
B)   camelids
C)   bison
D)   A & B only

Question 19

An alternative, yet unsupported hypothesis for the origins of Clovis in North America and states that __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   North American was populated by people who migrated across Canada and down the Atlantic Coast
B)   the Clovis complex could have derived from the Mousterian culture found in Eastern Europe
C)   the Clovis complex is derived from the Solutrean culture of Upper Paleolithic France and Spain
D)   the ancestors of Clovis arrived in the new world after crossing the Pacific Ocean in boats

Question 20

Pre-Clovis sites in Alaska dated prior to 11,000 BCE include Mesa, Dry Creek, and __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Windover
B)   Meadowcroft Rockshelter
C)   Nenana Valley
D)   Dyuktai C

Exam 3: The Peopling of America

The __________________ site in Washington shows signs of how megafauna were exploited, such as butchering and the manufacture of bone projectile points.

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The distribution of Clovis sites suggests its rapid spread was via __________________.

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Reciprocal gift-giving typically practiced by mobile hunter-gatherers creates __________________.

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__________________ projectile points found in the American Northwest suggest the presence of an alternative yet contemporary group to the Clovis culture.

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While fluted points disappear from the archaeological record during the Late Paleoindian period, __________________ points continued to be made.

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The technological advantage of fluting was probably that it __________________.

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Which of the following best describes the small number of skeletons that have been recovered from the Paleoindian period in North and South America?

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Humans probably had a role in the megafaunal extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene.

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Early Paleoindian sites along the Pacific coast suggest that some humans arrived via __________________ before glaciers retreated.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristic features of Paleoindian peoples?

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Between 6000-3000 BCE, the __________________ was/were largely abandoned, probably following a long, dry cooling period.

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Clovis material culture is most easily distinguished from most other Paleoindian complexes by __________________.

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All of the following make it difficult for modern archaeologists to study the earliest people in North America except that __________________.

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Which of the following sites has provided remains and radiocarbon dates that support the theory of an early spread of maritime people southward along the Pacific coast?

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Clovis Paleoindian culture in North America was widespread by around __________________.

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The earliest levels of __________________ are a potentially pre-Clovis occupation called the Miller complex.

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A large number of Clovis points are found east of the Mississippi, but not in __________________.

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Paleoindian rock art-though rare-can be distinguished by its depiction of extinct fauna, including __________________.

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An alternative, yet unsupported hypothesis for the origins of Clovis in North America and states that __________________.

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Pre-Clovis sites in Alaska dated prior to 11,000 BCE include Mesa, Dry Creek, and __________________.

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