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Module 8 Practice Examination
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1. The two types of Australopithecus are:
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spacer A. Sivapithecus and Homo habilis

spacer B. gracile and robust

spacer C. desert and jungle

spacer D. northern and southern
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2. Using a computer program for enhancement of the head and face due to aging, Jack Cuozzo has demonstrated that the typical Neanderthal morphology could be attained at present growth rates:
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spacer A. In a few years

spacer B. In a few decades

spacer C. In a few hundred years
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3. True or False: Creationists interpret Homo erectus fossils as people (fully man) who lived during the harsh conditions of the Ice Age.
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spacer False
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4. The evolutionary lineage of primates shows:
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spacer A. A tree with clear lines of descent

spacer B. A bush with no clear transitional forms
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5. The subtle message of scientific authority is clear: "You can believe in creation if you want to, but the facts are all on the side of evolution." Which of the following has been part of "scientific" thinking which influence society?
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A. Dr. Downs named his well-known syndrome "Mongoloid idiocy" because he thought children born with this condition (an extra 21st chromosome) were "throwbacks" to the "Mongolian stage" in human evolution.

B. Henry Fairfield Osborn once argued that "unbiased" scientists would classify "mankind" into several distinct species, if not different genera. Thus, he wrote, "The standard of intelligence of the average adult Negro [who evolutionist Osborn placed in a distinct subhuman species] is similar to that of the eleven-year-old youth of the species Homo sapiens."

C. Over 500 doctoral dissertations were done on Piltdown, yet all this intense scientific scrutiny failed to expose the fake.

D. All of the above
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6. We humans are enamored with our ability to develop sophisticated experiments and to process massive amounts of data. Our problem is that our ability to process data has outstripped our ability to evaluate the quality of the data. Computers are not able to generate "truth" independently, nor can they cleanse and purify data.

Which article best supports this statement?

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A. Bone Disease Simulating Ancient Age In "Pre-Human" Fossils Impact No. 59

B. The Dating Gap, Impact No. 244

C. The Apple (Computer) Bites the African Eve, Impact No. 229

D. Alleged Evolutionary Ancestors Coexisted With Modern Humans Impact No. 286
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7. Match the species with the evolutionary age.
spacer w. Homo erectus
x. Homo sapiens
y. Ramapithecus
z. Australopithecus
spacer i. (13 – 10 million years ago)
ii. (4 – 1 million years ago)
iii. (1.6 – 1 million years ago)
iv. Present
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spacer A. w. with i., x. with iv., y. with iii., and z. with ii.

spacer B. w. with ii., x. with iv., y. with i., and z. with iii.

spacer C. w. with iii., x. with iv., y. with i., and z. with ii.

spacer D. w. with iii., x. with iv., y. with ii., and z. with i.
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Assumptions regarding Neanderthals:
spacer i. Neanderthals were as fully human as we are.
spacer ii. They developed as quickly as we do now, or even more quickly (as apes do), but certainly not more slowly than modern rates of development.
spacer iii. Neanderthals were probably post-Flood people living in a hostile climate.
spacer iv. Neanderthals developed more slowly than we do now.
spacer v. Their faces were more protruded than ours are because they were more primitive than we are and closer in relationship to the ape.
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8. Which of the assumptions above are evolutionary assumptions regarding Neanderthals?
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spacer A. i. and ii.

spacer B. ii. and v.

spacer C. iv. and v.

spacer D. v. only
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9. Which of the assumptions above are creationist assumptions regarding Neanderthals?
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spacer A. i. and iii.

spacer B. i., ii. and iii.

spacer C. i., iii. and iv.

spacer D. ii. and iii.
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10. Through personal examination of the original fossils (and through the testimonies of others who had described some bones he could not get access to), Jack Cuozzo an American orthodontist believes:
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A. Neanderthal children developed more slowly than children do today.

B. Neanderthal children developed more quickly than children do today.

C. Neanderthal children developed at the same rate as children do today.
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11. True or False: If a specific form in a sequence turns up woefully outside its proper evolutionary time-frame, the evolutionary sequence is NOT falsified.
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12. True or False: The taxon Homo habilis seems to be composed of some australopithecine-like remains and of some modern man-like remains that are supposedly too ancient to be man.
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13. Evolutionists claim that when a new, "advanced" population evolves, the pre-existing population is supposed to die out. However, Marvin Lubenow has done an extensive literature search and has discovered that most of the "hominids" existed simultaneously, even in the same locations.

According to the Summary Chart (Sidebar 5) there are 18 sites where fossils of Neanderthal, Archaic Homo sapiens or Homo erectus have been found. One of these 18 sites had footprints of anatomically modern Homo sapiens. Of the remaining 17 sites, how many did NOT also have fossils of anatomically modern Homo sapiens?

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spacer A. None

spacer B. 2

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spacer D. 10
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14. Creationists believe the factor(s) that could have produced the unusual morphology of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis is (are):
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spacer A. Several bone diseases

spacer B. Cold adaptations similar to Eskimos

spacer C. Great age—up to several hundred years old

spacer D. Any or all of the above
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15. True or False: Descriptions of the effects of aging on the skull are reminiscent of the description of the Neanderthal skulls.
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spacer True.

spacer False.
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16. According to the Primate Evolutionary Tree Part 2 (Sidebar 3), Australopithecus robustus has also been called:
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spacer A. Zinjanthropus

spacer B. Australopithecus bosei

spacer C. Zinjanthropus and Australopithecus bosei

spacer D. Zinjanthropus and Australopithecus habilis
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17. Australopithecus:
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A. had a brain capacity equivalent to modern apes (about 500cc. or less).

B. had long fingers and toes that are seen on semi-arboreal animals.

C. The ear bone is substantially different from that of a modern man, and the dissimilarity exceeds that between the ear bones of Homo sapiens and the African apes.

D. was incapable of speech due to a mandible that was thick in the center.

E. All of the above

F. A, B and D.

G. B, C and D.
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18. In this module's video, what was Dr. Gish's conclusion about Cro Magnon man?
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spacer A. He was very similar to a European man.

spacer B. He was a hoax.

spacer C. He was "invented" based on a tooth that was discovered.

spacer D. He was disease ridden.
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19. The Current Research section discusses skeletons found in Israel. It appears that there are modern skeletons buried beneath more archaic or Neandertal skeletons. Cuozzo believes the explanation for this is:
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A. Replacement theory—modern men migrated into an area and replaced Neandertals without mating. One population replaces another.

B. Replacement theory—Neandertals wandered in after moderns had been there for many years and settled at a later date. One population replaces another.

C. Devolution—the degeneration of man since the fall has resulted in the decrease in longevity. The more modem appearing skulls and their jaws are usually younger in age at death. The more archaic looking skulls and lower jaws belonged to individuals who lived to an older age.

D. Regional Continuity—moderns going through a Neandertal phase.
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20. What is the significance of the Laetoli track of footprints?
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A. The fossilizing process of footprints indicates that they were preserved by a large flood.

B. They have been given an age older than that of man, yet they appear to have been made by Homo sapiens.

C. They are the only real evidence that Australopithecus walked upright.

D. It is difficult to understand how they were made because the individual who made them had to walk on hot lava.
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21. Essay: "An evolutionary sequence is falsified when a specific form in that sequence turns up woefully outside its proper evolutionary time-frame." This is what the Java Solo (Ngandong) fossil find has done.

Discuss how the Java Solo (Ngandong) fossil find has falsified the evolutionary sequence.

After completing your essay, check your answer here.

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