Question 1

All analyses have shown that Homo erectus hominins represent a different hominin than their more ancient African predecessors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Homo erectus site in Europe that has given paleoanthropologists a unique look at the first possible Homo erectus travelers from East Africa to Southeast Asia is

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A)   Zhoukoudian
B)   Lantian
C)   Ceprano
D)   Nariokotome
E)   Dmanisi

Question 3

The most complete Homo erectus skeleton found to date is the Nariokotome specimen, which includes

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A)   facial bones and pelvis
B)   facial bones, pelvis and most of the limb bones
C)   facial bones, pelvis, most of the limb bones and ribs
D)   facial bones, pelvis, most of the limb bones, ribs and vertebrae
E)   complete skull, pelvis, most of the limb bones, ribs and vertebrae

Question 4

Homo erectus appeared in East Africa between ___ million years ago.

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A)   1.7 and 1.5
B)   2.5 and 2.3
C)   6.0 and 4.0
D)   3 and 1.0
E)   2.0 and 1.8

Question 5

In a sentence or two explain why the answer to the question, "Where did H. erectus first appear?" is not simple.

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Question 6

Given the newest dates for the Ngandong Homo erectus material on Java, it is possible that Homo erectus could have existed contemporaneously with Homo sapiens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why do some researchers consider the Gran Dolina hominids to be a different species from Homo erectus?

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Some researchers consider the Gran Dolin...

Question 8

Account for the evidence that suggests the Zhoukoudian was not a hominid habitation site?

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The evidence that suggests Zhoukoudian w...

Question 9

What is the range for estimated cranial capacities for Homo erectus?

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A)   400 to 800 cubic centimeters
B)   700 to 1,250 cubic centimeters
C)   1,000 to 2,000 cubic centimeters
D)   1,250 to 1,600 cubic centimeters
E)   300 to 750 cubic centimeters

Question 10

List the differences between the cranium and brain size of Homo erectus and modern Homo sapiens.

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The cranium size of Homo erectus is gene...

Question 11

Homo erectus represents a different kind of hominin than the more ancient African predecessors. One of the reasons is

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A)   H. erectus is a step towards being more ape-like
B)   An increased body size and robustness
C)   Less encephalization
D)   Less variation among different regional populations
E)   Less like modern humans

Question 12

The Dmanisi cranial remains show that the very early European specimens had large brains.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the differences between Homo erectus remains from East Africa and the Javanese and Chinese fossils.

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The Homo erectus remains from East Afric...

Question 14

The Dmanisi site is notable for which of the following

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A)   Being in North Africa
B)   Producing crania remains that are uncharacteristic of H. erectus
C)   The crania have relatively large cranial capacities
D)   One complete cranium is of an older adult with jawbones that show advance bone loss
E)   Crania are not associated with stone tools

Question 15

Increased meat consumption is suggested to have led to increased brain and body size in H. erectus and ultimately, geographic expansion. What implication, if any, does this suggest in modern humans?

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The suggestion that increased meat consu...

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