Question 1

The first evidence of modern human traits, including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture, shows up in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo erectus.
B)  Homo sapiens.
C)  Homo neanderthalensis.
D)  Homo habilis.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

The earliest fossil evidence of Homo erectus in Western Europe dates to about:

Accepted Answer

A)  1.7 mya.
B)  1.2 mya.
C)  500,000 yBP.
D)  800,000 yBP.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The discoverer of Homo erectus was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Leakey.
B)  Richard Leakey.
C)  Eugène Dubois.
D)  Ernst Haeckel.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

African Homo erectus cranial features include:

Accepted Answer

A)  thick cranial bones.
B)  small browridges.
C)  a rounded skull.
D)  a sagittal crest.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The Homo erectus fossil from Sangiran, Java, dates to:

Accepted Answer

A)  800,000 yBP.
B)  1.2-1.0 mya.
C)  1.8-1.6 mya.
D)  2.2-2.0 mya.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The discoverer of Pithecanthropus erectus was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eugene Dubois.
B)  Time White.
C)  Behane Asfaw.
D)  Yohannes Haile-Selassie.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 11: The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The first evidence of modern human traits, including increasing brain size and dependence on material culture, shows up in: