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AUBURN ANTHROPOLOGY MODULE 1-
7 QUIZZES 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Which of the following statements about the appearance of H.
habilis is true?:
a. H. habilis was relatively small in stature compared to H. erectus
b. H. habilis demonstrates the adaptive advantage of sedentism.
c. H. habilis shows evidence of a shift from an arboreal to an
open-grassland environment
d. H. habilis represents a gradual shift away from predation to
vegetarianism - correct answer -a. H. habilis was relatively small
in stature compared to H. erectus
What is the name of the time period that evolved out of the
Oldowan, or pebble tool, tradition and lasted until about 15,000
years ago?:
a. achulean
b. neolithic
c. oldowan
d. Paleolithic - correct answer -d. Paleolithic
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Which of the following is a difference between H. erectus and the
australopiths?
a. The mortuary practices of H. erectus were less elaborate
b. H. erectus had the largest sagittal crest of any hominin
c. the cranial capacity of h. Erectus was much larger
d. The australopiths' teeth suggest that they ate a lot more meat. -
correct answer -c. the cranial capacity of h. erectus was much
larger
Which of the following is NOT associated with H. erectus?:
a. a massive ridge above the eyes
b. the use of fire
c. cave painting
d. the development of acheulean tools - correct answer -c. cave
painting
H. erectus is generally associated with which of the following
technologies?:
a. oldowan
b. acheulean
c. mousterian
d. neolothic - correct answer -b. acheulean
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Which of the following sites is NOT included in the probable range
of H. erectus?:
a. south africa
b. alaska
c. china
d. java - correct answer -b. alaska
The geological epoch known as the ________ has been
considered the epoch of early human life.:
a. pleistocene
b. cenozoic
c. mousterian
d. miocene - correct answer -a. pleistocene
What group was found to have a pronounced brow ridge, stocky
build, and massive nasal cavities, characteristics that were
adaptations to cold weather?
a. anatomically modern humans
b. h. erectus
c. neandertals
AUBURN ANTHROPOLOGY MODULE 1-
7 QUIZZES 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Which of the following statements about the appearance of H.
habilis is true?:
a. H. habilis was relatively small in stature compared to H. erectus
b. H. habilis demonstrates the adaptive advantage of sedentism.
c. H. habilis shows evidence of a shift from an arboreal to an
open-grassland environment
d. H. habilis represents a gradual shift away from predation to
vegetarianism - correct answer -a. H. habilis was relatively small
in stature compared to H. erectus
What is the name of the time period that evolved out of the
Oldowan, or pebble tool, tradition and lasted until about 15,000
years ago?:
a. achulean
b. neolithic
c. oldowan
d. Paleolithic - correct answer -d. Paleolithic
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Which of the following is a difference between H. erectus and the
australopiths?
a. The mortuary practices of H. erectus were less elaborate
b. H. erectus had the largest sagittal crest of any hominin
c. the cranial capacity of h. Erectus was much larger
d. The australopiths' teeth suggest that they ate a lot more meat. -
correct answer -c. the cranial capacity of h. erectus was much
larger
Which of the following is NOT associated with H. erectus?:
a. a massive ridge above the eyes
b. the use of fire
c. cave painting
d. the development of acheulean tools - correct answer -c. cave
painting
H. erectus is generally associated with which of the following
technologies?:
a. oldowan
b. acheulean
c. mousterian
d. neolothic - correct answer -b. acheulean
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Which of the following sites is NOT included in the probable range
of H. erectus?:
a. south africa
b. alaska
c. china
d. java - correct answer -b. alaska
The geological epoch known as the ________ has been
considered the epoch of early human life.:
a. pleistocene
b. cenozoic
c. mousterian
d. miocene - correct answer -a. pleistocene
What group was found to have a pronounced brow ridge, stocky
build, and massive nasal cavities, characteristics that were
adaptations to cold weather?
a. anatomically modern humans
b. h. erectus
c. neandertals
