The sum of the genetic, fossil, and archaeological evidence suggests that Neandertals:
a. were probably incapable of fertilely interbreeding with modern humans.
b. are closely related to modern humans.
c. were not successful hominins.
d. represent several points in the dynamic process of speciation.
e. are a fully separate biological species.
b
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Which of the following is not correct?
a. Karl Marx suggested that religion was a tool used for the oppression of lower classes. b. Emile Durkheim argued that religion enables people to see themselves as part of a larger group. c. Max Weber claimed that religion supported the rise of certain economic systems. d. Sir Edward Tylor argued that the primary form of religion was animatism. e. Robert Marett believed that the earliest forms of religion were emotive and intuitive.
Compared to most mammals
A) only modern humans show unusually high encephalization quotient (EQ) values B) only humans and chimpanzees show higher EQ quotients C) all primates show significantly higher EQ values D) only living and extinct hominids show unusually high EQ values E) anthropoid primates generally show higher EQ values
The total system of linguistic knowledge that allows the speakers of a language to send meaningful messages and hearers to understand them is called:
a. dialect. b. phonemes. c. grammar. d. morphemes.
Three of the following describe ways the Tiv interpreted the story of Hamlet? Which one does not?
a. The Tiv felt that the ghost of Hamlet's father was really an omen sent by a witch. b. The Tiv decided that Laertes killed his sister, Ophelia, through witchcraft. c. The Tiv were pleased by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to her dead husband's brother. d. The Tiv approved of Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother.