Question 1

The Clactonian is contemporary with the Acheulian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The handaxe is the characteristic tool of the Eurasian Acheulian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Excavations have produced conclusive evidence for intentional burial of Neanderthal dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the cultural period associated with the Neanderthals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mousterian
B)   Lower Paleolithic
C)   Oldowan
D)   Middle PaleolithicE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

What 400,000 year-old remarkable find has been discovered at the site of Schöningen, Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)   over 100,000 stone tools, all chippers and flakes
B)   a mammoth vertebra with a spear point embedded in it
C)   the remains of more than 40 Homo erectus individuals
D)   three wooden spearsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

Question 6

The hominin Homo antecessor is intermediate between Neanderthals and modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The global climate record, as revealed by the oxygen isotope curve, has been remarkably stable for the past 100,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The hyoid bone found at Kebara suggests that Neanderthals hunted the herds of hyoids found in the prehistoric Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A prepared core technology characteristic of Middle Paleolithic tools is the _________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aurignacian
B)   Neanderthal
C)   Acheulian
D)   LevalloisE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The record of global climate fluctuations can be found in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   oxygen isotope curve
B)   tree rings of bald cypress
C)   oxygen reduction line
D)   straight line regressionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which site has sparked claims of intentional Neanderthal burials?

Accepted Answer

A)   Shanidar Cave
B)   Lascaux Cave
C)   Moula-Guercy
D)   La Cotte de St. BreladeE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Early examples of tools as possible funerary offerings can be found at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kebara Cave
B)   Sima de los Heusos
C)   Lascaux Cave
D)   Divje Babe 1 CaveE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

What has archaeology revealed about Neanderthal residence patterns and social life?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What was the role of meat in the Neanderthal diet?

Accepted Answer

The evidence for hunting is overwhelming. Studies of the bone chemistry of Neanderthal fossils suggest that Neanderthals were essentially meat eaters. The chemical signature of Neanderthal bones matches the signature of bones of predators such as the giant lion and wolves.

Question 16

What is the evidence related to Neanderthal diet?

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Question 17

Which of the following European sites have occupations dating to over 500,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)   Atapuerca
B)   Boxgrove
C)   Bose
D)   SchöningenE) All of the above
F) B) and D) A

Question 18

Stable isotope studies of skeletons from Europe suggest that Neanderthals were actually mostly vegetarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

DNA recovered from Neanderthal fossils indicates that Neanderthal DNA is significantly different from the DNA of any living human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The recovery of a hyoid bone from the Kebara site suggests that Neanderthals were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   closely related to chimpanzees
B)   physically capable of speech
C)   fully bipedal
D)   incapable of making stone toolsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 4: From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

The Clactonian is contemporary with the Acheulian.

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The handaxe is the characteristic tool of the Eurasian Acheulian.

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Excavations have produced conclusive evidence for intentional burial of Neanderthal dead.

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What is the cultural period associated with the Neanderthals?

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What 400,000 year-old remarkable find has been discovered at the site of Schöningen, Germany?

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The hominin Homo antecessor is intermediate between Neanderthals and modern humans.

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The global climate record, as revealed by the oxygen isotope curve, has been remarkably stable for the past 100,000 years.

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The hyoid bone found at Kebara suggests that Neanderthals hunted the herds of hyoids found in the prehistoric Middle East.

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Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

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A prepared core technology characteristic of Middle Paleolithic tools is the _________ method.

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The record of global climate fluctuations can be found in the __________.

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Which site has sparked claims of intentional Neanderthal burials?

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Early examples of tools as possible funerary offerings can be found at __________.

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What has archaeology revealed about Neanderthal residence patterns and social life?

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What was the role of meat in the Neanderthal diet?

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Which of the following European sites have occupations dating to over 500,000 years ago?

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Stable isotope studies of skeletons from Europe suggest that Neanderthals were actually mostly vegetarian.

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DNA recovered from Neanderthal fossils indicates that Neanderthal DNA is significantly different from the DNA of any living human.

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The recovery of a hyoid bone from the Kebara site suggests that Neanderthals were __________.

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