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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Accidental Conquerors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around 500,000 years ago, H. erectus appears to have given rise to who?
(a) The first modern H. ergaster.
(b) The first modern H. sapiens.
(c) The first modern H. georgicus.
(d) The first modern H. habilis.

2. Can natural selection explain these traits?
(a) Yes.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) No.
(d) Frequently.

3. What is generally considered uniquely human?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Language.
(d) Dance.

4. What does the conventional wisdom suggest about pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer societies?
(a) They were unique according to location and climate.
(b) They were crude organizations where individuals lived short, brutish, and violent lives.
(c) They were quite sophisticated with intelligent and powerful individuals.
(d) They were simple but filled with intelligence.

5. In Chapter 1, to what is the species Homo sapiens compared and contrasted?
(a) Tan propyldytes.
(b) Pan tropyldytes
(c) Tan proglodytes.
(d) Pan troglodytes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other traits are highly connected to sexual attractiveness?

2. What kept this group of people isolated for so long?

3. Is the first criterion uniquely human?

4. What do the Green Bank estimates indicate?

5. What is the conclusion of the woodpecker research?

(see the answer key)

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