ANTH 6 — Exam 3 Study Guide Quiz
8 medium multiple-choice questions covering key concepts from the ANTH 6 Exam 3 study guide (chronology, primates, bipedalism, australopiths, Paranthropus, early Homo, and dating methods).
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Question 1: Which dating method provides a numerical age (in years) by measuring radioactive decay?
Stratigraphy
Radiometric (chronometric) dating
Fluorine absorption dating
Biostratigraphy
Question 2: What anatomical change is a primary criterion for defining a hominin in the study guide?
Larger canine teeth
Increased body hair loss
Adaptations for obligate bipedalism
Presence of a sagittal crest
Question 3: Which Miocene primate is noted for an orthograde posture and mobile scapula, suggesting arm-hanging/climbing?
Aegyptopithecus
Pierolapithecus
Morotopithecus
Proconsul
Question 4: Which feature of the hominin pelvis helps stabilize the body during single-leg stance while walking?
Short, broad (flared) iliac blades repositioning gluteal muscles
Highly curved sacrum only
Enlarged ischial tuberosities
Long ilium with posterior gluteals
Question 5: Stable carbon isotope analysis showing very high C4 signatures in Paranthropus boisei indicates what about its diet?
Exclusive fruit-eating from trees
Primary consumption of grasses and other C4 savanna foods
Heavy reliance on C3 woodland plants
A diet dominated by marine resources
Question 6: Which earliest Homo trait is emphasized in the study guide as part of the transition into the genus Homo?
Rapid encephalization with reduced tooth and jaw size
Development of sagittal crests
Exclusive C3 plant diet
Return to arboreal quadrupedalism
Question 7: Which stone tool industry is described as simple cores and flakes produced by striking a hammerstone (Mode 1)?
Oldowan
Mousterian
Acheulean
Levallois
Question 8: Which fossil evidence directly challenged the old Savanna Hypothesis by showing bipedalism evolved in wooded settings?
Ardipithecus ramidus from woodland assemblages
Laetoli footprints in open grassland
Paranthropus boisei isotopes
Turkana Boy body proportions