In which group below do we expect to find that canine tooth size is relatively small, although it has an oversized root, suggestive of larger canines some time back in their ancestry?

a. Baboons
b. Gibbons
c. Gorillas
d. Humans
e. Chimpanzees


d

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Archaeologists speak of domestication only when there is evidence that plants and animals show a ______ wild plants and animals

a. similarity to b. difference from c. relationship with d. none of the above

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Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?

a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural Relativity. b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and Linguistics. c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology. d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology and Linguistics. e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and Cultural Anthropology.

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Assimilation does not occur between ethnic groups with similar physical or cultural characteristics

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Don Crabtree's experimental flintknapping research

a. failed to discover any successful ways in which Folsom projectile points could be fluted in spite of decades of research; flintknappers today still don't understand how to produce a flute. b. discovered successful ways in which Folsom projectile points could be fluted, and stimulated additional research resulting in the discovery of more successful fluting methods. c. discovered the purpose of the flute in Folsom projectile points; fluting was part of a pre-hunting ritual designed to ensure hunting success. d. showed that the fluting of Folsom projectile points was actually a simple process that any minimally skilled flintknapper (by today's standards) could accomplish with relative ease. e. was reputedly faked and therefore not taken seriously by archaeologists.

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