Quiz 8 D2L Quiz Questions

Question 1

The period following the Paleoindian in the New World is called the...
A. Woodland
B. Indian
C. Archaic
D. Cretaceous

Answer 1

C. Archaic

Question 2

When, through the process of artificial selection, plants or animals have been so altered from their natural state that they can no longer be considered the same species as their wild ancestors, they are said to have been...
A. tamed
B. selected
C. domesticated
D. horticultural

Answer 2

C. domesticated

Question 3

The Holocene is best characterized as having…
A. warmer temperatures than the Pleistocene
B. colder temperatures than the Pleistocene
C. a fluctuating climate with warmer periods interrupted by “little ice ages”
D. all glaciers disappear

Answer 3

C. a fluctuating climate with warmer periods interrupted by “little ice ages”

Question 4

The Fertile Crescent is located in...
A. Mexico
B. the Middle East
C. northern Africa
D. southeast Asia

Answer 4

B. the Middle East

Question 5

The earliest evidence for domestication of rice has been found in...
A. China
B. Vietnam
C. India
D. Japan

Answer 5

A. China

Question 6

The presence of extensive sickle sheen on micro blades found at Natufian sites is evidence there for...
A. the hunting of small game animals
B. the making of bone tools
C. the harvesting of cereal grains
D. the domestication of plants

Answer 6

C. the harvesting of cereal grains

Question 7

Zhoukoudian is a cave site in China associated with...
A. Australopithecus africanus
B. Homo habilis
C. Homo erectus
D. Neanderthals

Answer 7

C. Homo erectus

Question 8

The appearance of wooden spears at Box Grove, Schoningen, and Cacton-on-Sea is one line of evidence that suggests…
A. Homo erectus was likely hunting other animals
B. Homo habilis groups were competing with each other for resources
C. Australopithececes were protecting themselves from predators
D. All of the above

Answer 8

A. Homo erectus was likely hunting other animals

Question 9

The archaeological record shows that human groups adapted to the changed climatic conditions of the Holocene by…
A. inventing tailored clothing
B. living in caves and other natural shelters
C. shifting their subsistence focus
D. migrating north

Answer 9

C. shifting their subsistence focus

Question 10

If you are a physical anthropologist who believes that H. ergaster, H. erectus, and H. heidelbergensis are different species, you would be a...
A. lumper
B. splitter
C. confused
D. builder

Answer 10

B. splitter

Question 11

“Java Man” shows evidence for a massiveinfection on one of his bones. This suggests that this individual ( ) and likely ( )…
A. died from the infection; died alone
B. survived his infection; with help from other individuals
C. died from the infection; with help from others
D. survived his infection; by chance

Answer 11

B. survived his infection; with help from other individuals

Question 12

The near uniform size and form of Achulean hand axes indicate…
A. the ability to apply a mental template to the production of stone tools
B. the haphazard creation of flakes that were used once and discarded
C. the Achulean and Olduwan tool types that are exactly the same
D. Homo erectus was not capable of producing tools

Answer 12

A. the ability to apply a mental template to the production of stone tools

Question 13

The geological epoch that follows the Pleistocene is called the...
A. Holocene
B. Miocene
C. Pliocene
D. Oligocene

Answer 13

A. Holocene

Question 14

The site of La Ferrassie, France is significant because…
A. There is evidence of symbolic thought associated with burial patterns and engravings
B. It is associated with the first evidence of the controlled use of fire
C. Homo habilis was discovered there
D. It is the only Neanderthal site without fossils, only stone tools

Answer 14

A. There is evidence of symbolic thought associated with burial patterns and engravings

Question 15

True or False: There are no morphological differences between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

The cultural period of the early Holocene is Europe is called the...
A. Mesolithic
B. Epi-Paleolithic
C. Hololithic
D. Chalcolithic

Answer 16

A. Mesolithic

Question 17

Paleoclimatological data indicates that climate change at the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary was…
A. steady and predictable
B. not discernable within an individual’s lifetime
C. rapid and unpredictable
D. not as great as once was thought

Answer 17

C. rapid and unpredictable

Question 18

Neanderthal osteological injuries likely resemble modern day rodeo riders because…
A. Rodeo riders are the last living Neanderthals
B. Neanderthals faced extreme physical risks while hunting large herbivores at close quarters
C. Roder riders have the same cranial capacity as rodeo riders
D. Neanderthals hunted large mammals by roping them like rodeo riders rope steers

Answer 18

B. Neanderthals faced extreme physical risks while hunting large herbivores at close quarters

Question 19

At Atapuerca, some argue that there is evidence for ( ), because only the skull caps were present, and the facial bones were absent.
A. cannibalism
B. ritual burials
C. using human bones as tools

Answer 19

A. cannibalism

Question 20

The first evidence of the controlled use of fire is associated with...
A. Australopithecus africanus
B. Homo habilis
C. Homo rudolfensis
D. None of the above

Answer 20

D. None of the above

Question 21

Adoption of an agricultural way of life in some areas led to...
A. greater sedentism
B. population increase
C. greater social complexity
D. all of the above

Answer 21

D. all of the above

Question 22

True or False: Mousterian tools are associated with Neanderthals.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

H. erectus has a “barrel-shaped” chest. How was this adaptive?…
A. Increased cardiovascular capabilities associated with reduced space required for digestive systems
B. Larger lungs for living at lower altitudes
C. Larger lungs for living in a hotter climate
D. Bigger torsos attract mates

Answer 23

A. Increased cardiovascular capabilities associated with reduced space required for digestive systems

Question 24

In Greater Australia, probably the most significant change caused by the shrinking of the glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene was…
A. opening up of formerly glaciated mountainous regions for human occupation
B. breaking of the land connections between Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania
C. massive extinction of the placental mammals, opening up ecological niches for the marsupials
D. inundation of the Wallace trench

Answer 24

B. breaking of the land connections between Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania

Question 25

``` Highly mobile people who rely on a broad range of wild plant and animal resources are said to be... A. simple foragers B. complex foragers C. horticulturalists D. pastoralists ```

Answer 25

A. simple foragers

Question 26

The population characteristics of a tamed, tended, or domesticated animal species used in the diet of an ancient people often reflect the fact that... A. the animals live to a ripe old age because they are cared for by people B. most males are slaughtered at a young age, most females live to adulthood C. the animals live short lives compared to their wild ancestors because of inbreeding under human control D. the animal population curve varied drastically through time

Answer 26

B. most males are slaughtered at a young age, most females live to adulthood

Question 27

``` "Turkana Boy" and modern Homo sapiens in Asia both have ( ), which is cited as evidence for a regional continuity model... A. large brow ridges B. shovel-shaped incisors C. Olduwan tools D. all of the above ```

Answer 27

B. shovel-shaped incisors

Question 28

``` Which of these is NOT a trait of Homo erectus... A. No chin B. Brow ridge C. Vertical shortening of the face D. Sagittal crest ```

Answer 28

D. Sagittal crest

Question 29

``` The maximum population a given area can sustain without degrading the environment is called the... A. niche B. carrying capacity C. sustainable population D. ecological limit ```

Answer 29

B. carrying capacity

Question 30

``` While in the Old World many animal species were domesticated in the Post-Pleistocene, in the New World very few were domesticated. The most significant of these in South America were the... A. peccary (pig) and giant armadillo B. horse and sheep C. llama and alpaca D. reindeer and pig ```

Answer 30

C. llama and alpaca

Question 31

Ture or False: Most of the crops that formed the subsistence bas of the European Neolithic were indigenous to the Middle East.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Most of the crops that formed the subsistence base of the European Neolithic were... A. indigenous to Europe B. indigenous to the Middle East C. indigenous to Africa D. not food crops, but producers of fibers and dyes

Answer 32

B. indigenous to the Middle East