Society and Evolution

The word society originated from the Latin word socius which means ____.

• Human being

• Companion or associate

• Civilization

• Tribe

Society refers to a community of related, interdependent individuals living in a ____.

• Temporary place

• Definite place

• Remote area
  
  

• Imaginary setting

The total social heritage of folk mores, institutions, and ideals refers to the ____ definition of society.

• Cultural

• Structural

• Functional

• Anthropological

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the formation of society?

• For survival

• Feeling of gregariousness

• Desire for isolation

• Specialization

The capacity of humans to live and modify a wide range of environments was shown by ____.

• Homo habilis

• Australopithecus
  
  

• Homo erectus

• Homo sapiens

Which hominid species had smaller teeth, larger brains, and better learning abilities than Australopithecines?

• Homo habilis

• Homo erectus

• Australopithecus

• Homo sapiens

The group of broad-shouldered, tailless primates that include all living and extinct apes and humans are called ____.

• Australopethicus

• Hominoids

• Primateoids

• Neanderthals

The Miocene era is known as the ____.

• Golden age of hominoids

• Iron age

• Stone age

• Bronze age

The Paleolithic period is dated around ____.

• 8000–6000 BCE

• 7000–3000 BCE

• 400,000–8500 BCE

• 1000–500 BCE

Which period is also known as the “Middle Stone Age”?

• Paleolithic

• Mesolithic

• Neolithic
  

• Iron Age