Question 1

The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from their:

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A)  assimilation.
B)  isolation.
C)  extinction.
D)  migration out of Africa.

Question 2

The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

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A)  are distinctly modern.
B)  have a combination of archaic and modern features.
C)  are distinctly archaic.
D)  are considered Homo habilis.

Question 3

The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

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A)  was recovered from an elaborate burial.
B)  represents an early Eskimo population.
C)  looks quite different from modern Native Americans' skulls.
D)  is about 3,000 years old.

Question 4

The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s)  collected at Kebara, Israel?

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A)  the cervical (neck)  vertebrae
B)  the mandible
C)  the ribs
D)  the hyoid

Question 5

The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

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A)  the suprainiac fossa and globular shape of the skull.
B)  thick bones and extra muscles.
C)  the body and the length of the arms and legs.
D)  the retromolar space and heavy wearing on the teeth.

Question 6

Allen's and Bergmann's rules are perfect examples of natural selection's effects on anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals.These include the limb and trunk proportions of:

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A)  Neandertals.
B)  modern human populations.
C)  most mammals.
D)  Neandertals, modern human populations, and most mammals.

Question 7

Discuss the two models of modern human origins-out-of-Africa and multiregional continuity.Briefly describe their main tenets and discuss how the more recent assimilation model differs from each.

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Question 8

Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

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A)  traded with modern humans.
B)  used body ornaments.
C)  used symbolism.
D)  both b.and c.

Question 9

According to John Relethford, the most likely reasons for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include:

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A)  disease.
B)  loss of food supply.
C)  climate change.
D)  both b.and c.

Question 10

Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

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A)  Mousterian points
B)  Solutrean blades
C)  Levallois flakes
D)  Clovis points

Question 11

The Homo floresiensis specimen:

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A)  had a small brain due to a pathology.
B)  lived about 20,000 yBP.
C)  is the result of genetic drift.
D)  fits Allen's rule in body proportions.

Question 12

The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

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A)  out-of-Africa
B)  multiregional continuity
C)  assimilation
D)  None of these models supports such a discovery.

Question 13

Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _______ have been discovered.

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A)  Homo erectus
B)  modern Homo sapiens
C)  archaic Homo sapiens
D)  Neandertals

Question 14

Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include:

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A)  a narrow nasal aperture.
B)  long limbs.
C)  a wide torso.
D)  a projecting midface.

Question 15

The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _______, dating to _______.

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A)  Kow Swamp; 13,000 yBP
B)  Lake Mungo; 40,000 yBP
C)  Melbourne; 25,000 yBP
D)  Tasmania; 35,000 yBP

Question 16

The people represented by the Denisova fossils likely:

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A)  interbred with Homo erectus.
B)  share a common ancestor with Neandertals.
C)  were isolated to the point of extinction.
D)  looked very much like Neandertals.

Question 17

Traits of anatomically modern humans include:

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A)  a robust build of the postcranial skeleton.
B)  large browridges.
C)  an average cranial capacity of 1,500 cc.
D)  a long and low brain case.

Question 18

To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

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A)  India.
B)  Europe and western Asia.
C)  northern Africa.
D)  southeast Asia.

Question 19

Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of:

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A)  Atapuerca, Spain.
B)  Mauer, Germany.
C)  Petralona, Greece.
D)  Cro-Magnon, France.

Question 20

Analyses of modern human genetic variation indicate that Homo sapiens may have evolved approximately:

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A)  50,000 yBP.
B)  200,000 yBP.
C)  750,000 yBP.
D)  1 million yBP.

Exam 12: The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Traits of anatomically modern humans include:

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The Homo floresiensis specimen:

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The Herto skulls from Ethiopia:

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According to John Relethford, the most likely reasons for modern humans to have migrated out of Africa during the late Pleistocene include:

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The Neandertals' disappearance after 30,000 yBP likely resulted from their:

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Neandertals' cold-adapted traits include:

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Early Native Americans used which distinctive fluted spear points to hunt large-bodied Ice Age mammals?

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Painted perforated shells are evidence that Neandertals:

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The most distinctive traits about the cold adaptation complex of Neandertals are:

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Analyses of modern human genetic variation indicate that Homo sapiens may have evolved approximately:

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The best fossil evidence to suggest that Neandertals could produce a language like that of modern humans comes from which bone(s) collected at Kebara, Israel?

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Allen's and Bergmann's rules are perfect examples of natural selection's effects on anatomical adaptations to environments in mammals.These include the limb and trunk proportions of:

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Anatomically modern human fossils were discovered in the European Upper Paleolithic site of:

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The discovery of modern/archaic hybrid fossils supports which model of modern human origins?

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Discuss the two models of modern human origins-out-of-Africa and multiregional continuity.Briefly describe their main tenets and discuss how the more recent assimilation model differs from each.

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The people represented by the Denisova fossils likely:

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The earliest archaeological evidence of humans in Australia is from _______, dating to _______.

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Broken Hill, Dali, and Atapuerca are sites where specimens of _______ have been discovered.

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To date, the majority of Neandertal fossils have been found in:

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The morphology of the Paleoindian skull from Kennewick indicates that it:

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