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Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 3 Assessment Name: MU student number: E-Mail: 39 questions, 40 points total A. Multiple-choice: Choose the one best answer. → 15 questions, 1 point each, 15 points total 1. Which anthropologist studied mountain gorillas? A. Jane Goodall B. Dian Fossey C. Mary Leakey D. Alan Walker E. Donald Johanson 2. The earliest hominoid fossils date to the Miocene epoch, 23 – 25 m.y.a. Of the earliest hominoids, the most abundant and successful was A. Gigantopithecus , which due to its size, was able to colonize Southeast Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. B. Pierolapithecus catalaunicus , which scientists officially consider the last common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. C. Old World monkeys, which replaced Proconsul and apes by the middle Miocene. D. The Proconsul group, which probably contained the last common ancestor shared by Old World monkeys and the apes. E. The New World monkey, which quickly colonized the Americas and thrived there by the late Miocene. 3. Which of the following is a New World monkey? A. mandrill B. spider monkey C. macaque D. bonobo E. gibbon

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 3 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 2 4. Which of the following is not an ape? A. bonobos B. gorillas C. humans D. gibbons E. baboons 5. Which of the following features are not shared by monkeys, apes and prosimians? A. five digits on feet B. five digits on hands C. a clavicle D. two lower bones in the lower arms E. one lower bone in lower leg 6. Which of the following is the largest known primate that ever lived? A. proconsul B. male gorillas C. Pierolapithecus catalaunicus D. Gigantopithecus E. male orangutans 7. Which of the following have been observed hunting? A. baboons and chimpanzees B. gorillas and rhesus monkeys C. orangutans and gorillas D. gibbons and macaques E. gorillas and orangutans 8. Which of the following species form mating pairs for life? A. chimpanzee B. gorilla C. orangutan D. baboon E. gibbon 9. What is the zoological order of taxonomy for modern humans? A. Kingdom: Animalia, Suborder: Anthropoidea, Subspecies: Homo sapien sapiens B. Kingdom: Animalia, Suborder: Prosimii, Subspecies: Homo sapiens C. Kingdom: Mammalia, Infraorder: Catarrhini, Subspecies: Homo D. Suborder: Anthropoidea, Superfamily: Tarsiidae, Subspecies: Homo sapiens sapiens E. Kingdom: Mammalia, Suborder: Anthropoidea, Subspecies: Homo

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 3 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 4 15. The oldest possible human ancestor found to date is A. Sahelanthropus tchadensis . B. Ardipithecus ramidus . C. Australopithecus D. Neandertals. E. A. africanus . B. True/false → 5 questions, 1 point each, 5 points total 16. Male chimps are larger than male bonobos. A. True B. False 17. Humans and apes are more closely related genetically to each other than apes are to monkeys. A. True B. False 18. Like humans, apes lack tails. A. True B. False 19. There are no nocturnal primates. A. True B. False 20. A. boisei was a hyperrobust australopithecine. A. True B. False C. List and order → 18 questions, 1 point each, 18 points total List two apes that eat meat. 21. Bonobo 22. Chimpanzee

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 3 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 5 What are three differences between Old and New World monkeys? 23. Old World monkeys were arboreal and terrestrial, whereas New World monkeys are almost completely arboreal. 24. Old World monkeys didn’t have a prehensile tail, while the New World monkeys did have a prehensile tail. 25. Old World monkeys had a rough patch of skin on their buttocks, while the New World monkeys did not. What are four primate characteristics that humans and other primates share? 26. The main characteristics are Opposable thumb 27. A larger, complex brains compared to body size 28. We share prolonged infant dependency 29. We are also highly social Name three diagnostic features in hominin fossil remains. 30. Tool Making 31. Larger brains 32. Bipedalism Order the following 6 species from oldest (#33) to most recent (#38) A. A. africanus B. A. afarensis C. A. anamensis D. A. sediba E. A. robustus F. A. Ardipithecus 33. F 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. E 38. D