ARCH 131 (HUMAN ORIGIN)
FINAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS SIMON FRASER
UNIVERSITY.
,ARCH 131 FINAL
Part A True or False
1. Living people have the largest average cranial capacity of all the hominins _F_
2. In Europe the oldest stone tools mark the start of the ‘Old Stone Age’_F_
3. ‘Crural Index’ refers to the ratio of tibia to femur length_T_
4. Neandertals’ limb bones are bowed due to their larger muscles._T_
5. The type fossil of Homo Heidelbergensis is from Mauer, Germany_T_
6. At least 3 different hominin species migrated into Europe over the course of
prehistory_T_
7. Neandertals could have disappeared due to a lack of prey animals during cold
climatic periods_F_
8. Blood type is monogenic and polymorphic
9. There is a higher degree of variability in the mitochondrial DNA of modern humans of
African descent compared to modern non-African populations TY_
10. There is strong evidence that Neandertals used fire_T_
11. The oldest widely accepted Neandertal fossil found so far is from a site in wales
12. Wild flower pollen was found with the AMH female and young boy buried at Qafzeh,
Israel_F_
13. Linguistic data does not support the archaeological data that south Africa is the
likely place of origin of all modern humans._F_
14. The regional Continuity hypothesis argues that migration/gene flow resulted in
AMHs appearing at the same time in Africa, Asia, and Europe._T_
15. Racialization refers to societal tendencies to disadvantage people based on skin
color. T
16. The first AMH fossils ever found are from Cro-Magnon, France _F_
17. Some researchers argue that Neandertals disappeared because, being cold
adapted, they were not able to deal with the warming trend beginning at 30 kya_f_
18. A ‘core’ is a source of sharp flakes_T_
*19. In the film, Neandertals on Trial, different colored crayons were used to illustrate
the problem with trying to classify things into discrete categories
, 20. To date, the divergence of AMH mtDNA researchers use a rate of 2-4% change per
1000 years._F
Part B Multiple Choice
21. Which of the following is NOT one of Carleton Coons 5 races of Homo sapiens
sapiens?
A) Capoid
B) Negroid
C) Mongoloid
D) Negritoid
22. Recent genetic research indicates that:
A) all modern humans of Eurasian ancestry have up to 4% Neandertal genes.
B) All modern humans of Eurasian ancestry have up to 4% Denisovan genes.
C) all modern humans of African ancestry have up to 4% Neandertal genes.
D) all modern humans of Melanesian ancestry have up to 4% Neandertal genes.
23. Miguelon died 400,000 years ago of:
A) an ear infection
B) a severe blow to the head
C) a fall
D) a tooth infection
24. The oldest AMH remains yet discovered in Europe, at 36-41,000 years
old, are from:
A) Caune de l’Arago, Frace
B) Predmosti, Moravia
C) Cro-Magnon, France
D) Pestera cu Oase, Romania
25. ‘Social Evolution’ refers to:
A) changes throughout history in societal views of the concept of race
B) changes in hominin social structure throughout prehistory
C) the move from hunting-gathering to sedentary agricultural societies
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