Prehistory Quiz
This quiz is on the Prehistory Power Point that was delivered in class. Feel free to use your notes while taking this quiz. There are 10 questions and you will have 10 minutes to complete this quiz.
- 1.
People who study artifacts and bone fragments to understand physical characteristics of humans are
- A.
Anthropologists.
- B.
Archaeologists.
- C.
Geographers.
- D.
Historians.
Correct Answer
A. Anthropologists. -
- 2.
People who study written documents to learn about what happened to people and how they lived are
- A.
Anthropologists.
- B.
Archaeologists.
- C.
Geographers.
- D.
Historians.
Correct Answer
D. Historians. -
- 3.
People who study the Earth, where people lived and why they lived in those areas are
- A.
Anthropologists.
- B.
Archaeologists.
- C.
Geographers.
- D.
Historians.
Correct Answer
C. Geographers. -
- 4.
People who study artifacts to learn about the beliefs and activities of people are
- A.
Anthropologists.
- B.
Archaeologists.
- C.
Geographers.
- D.
Historians.
Correct Answer
B. Archaeologists. -
- 5.
Tree ring dating of artifacts is known as
- A.
Carbon 14 dating.
- B.
Dendrochronology.
- C.
Potassium argon dating.
- D.
Stratigraphy.
Correct Answer
B. Dendrochronology. -
- 6.
Dating a once living organism by how much carbon has been released is known as
- A.
Carbon 14 dating.
- B.
Dendrochronology.
- C.
Potassium argon dating.
- D.
Stratigraphy.
Correct Answer
A. Carbon 14 dating. -
- 7.
When calculating the age of an artifact by melting it and recording the gases released it is known as
- A.
Carbon 14 dating.
- B.
Dendrochronology.
- C.
Potassium argon dating.
- D.
Stratigraphy.
Correct Answer
C. Potassium argon dating. -
- 8.
Uses layers of the Earth to determine the age of artifacts is known as
- A.
Carbon 14 dating.
- B.
Dendrochronology.
- C.
Potassium argon dating.
- D.
Stratigraphy.
Correct Answer
D. Stratigraphy. -
- 9.
What is prehistory?
- A.
Time before spoken language
- B.
All BC years
- C.
Time before written language
- D.
Time of the cave men
Correct Answer
C. Time before written language -
- 10.
Which of the following is not a way to discover ancient sites?
- A.
Myths/Legends
- B.
Accident
- C.
Blasting with dynamite
- D.
Aerial photography
Correct Answer
C. Blasting with dynamite -
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