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Human origins quiz extravaganza
Human origins quiz extravaganza
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1
The earliest flaked stone tools date to between
700,000 and 600,000 years ago
2.6 and 2.5 million years ago
4 and 5 million years ago
1.5 and 1 million years ago
2
The method of preparing a core so that it produces flakes of predetermined size and shape...
is called the Paris tradition
is called the Levallois technique
was invented by me yesterday
is called debitage
3
Eugène Dubois is famous for his discovery of...
Java man, the first homo erectus remains
The fossils at Sima de los Huevos
The Australopithecus Lucy
The Laetoli footprints
4
Blades are stone tools...
Typical of the Late Paleolithic period
Whose lenght is more than twice the width
With parallel edges
All of the above
5
What is a sign of "modern behavior"?
Use of fire for preparing food
Toolmaking and tool use
Bipedalism
Symbolic behaviour and art
6
Clovis points were likely often hafted or attached to a spear
False
True
7
The middle Paleolithic dates between...
2.5 - 1.4 million years ago
1.7 million years ago - 250.000 years ago
40.000 - 11.000 years ago
250.000 - 40.000 years ago
8
Gracile australopithecines were smaller in size than humans today, being on average 120-140 cm tall
False
True
9
Sima del elefante, one of the sites at the Sierra de Atapuerca (Spain) is important because...
The stone tools found there belong to an industry unique to Spain
It provided the oldest evidence for human presence in Europe 1.3-1.1 mya
It shows evidence of interaction between modern humans and Neandertals
It has the earliest cave paintings in Europe dating to 35k years ago
10
Robust Australopithecines are NOT amongst the potential Oldawan tools makers
True
False
11
Modern Humans reached the Americas BEFORE they reached Australia
True
False
12
The Oldowan Toolkit ...
is associated with Homo erectus
is named Oldowan because it is the oldest of all cultures
was named by Hélène Roche after her important discoveries
is named after a location along the Great Rift Valley
13
Despite multiple competing theories existing, nowdays homo sapiens is believed to have evolved...
In Australia
In Africa, later spreading to all other continents
In Europe at the same time as the Neanderthals
Simultaniously in Africa and Eurasia
14
Who is this?
Cheddar man, homo sapiens
Lucy, australopithecus afarensis
The Turkana boy, homo erectus
KNM-ER 3733, homo ergaster
15
The Neanderthal diet is thought to have relied....
Exclusively on the hunting of large game
Mostly on scavenging what other predators had left behind
Mostly on hunted large game and on foraged foods when widely available
Mostly on foraged foods
16
At multiple times during the course of human evolution different homin species existed at the same time
False
True
17
What was found at the Dmnasi site?
Homo sapiens remains dating back to 300.000 years ago
Carved shells and other ornaments dating to 70.000 years ago
Stone tools dating to 500.000 years ago, amongst the earliest In N Europe
Early hominin remains outside of Africa dating to 1.8 million years ago
18
The Acheulean biface...
Is found exclusively in Africa
Was used until the Mesolithic period
Was used exclusively by modern humans
Is called biface because it was flaked over both surfaces
19
Modern Humans brains are significantly larger than Neandertals brains
True
False
20
When did the Turkana boy die?
2.5 million of years ago
2.8 million of years ago
1.6 million years ago
500.000 years ago
