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  • Exam: TOEFL
  • Course: LISTENING
  • Part 5, Exam 1

Instructions

You will hear a LECTURE about anthropology.

For questions 1-6, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

Drag and drop the correct answer in the answer box, or type the corresponding letter.

A mark of 75% corresponds to B2 and a mark of 90% corresponds to C1.

  • 1 What is the main purpose of the lecture?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To provide a framework for understanding early human culture.
      B To show how Cro-Magnon people became dominant.
    C To emphasize the importance of language in human evolution.
    D To introduce the question of the fate of the Neanderthal people.
  • 2 Why does the professor say this:

  • ". . . they were anatomically similar, in other words, their body structure was physically more or less identical to modern humans."

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To remind students of a previously made point.
      B To check whether students are following the lecture.
    C To ensure that students understand a term.
    D To provide an example of the Neanderthal's body structure.
  • 3 Why does the professor refer to the Neanderthal's ability to make and transport fire?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To emphasize that they were not as advanced as the Cro-Magnon.
      B To argue that they were sophisticated toolmakers.
    C To show that they were relatively unintelligent.
    D To support her view that they were not as backward as some people have claimed.
  • 4 What does the professor NOT mention about the Neanderthal's use of language?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A Their range of speech sounds.
      B The shape of their vocal tracts.
    C The development of their brains.
    D Their inability to speak.
  • 5 Indicate whether each sentence below describes Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon characteristics.

  • They develop tools with handles:
  • They used bows and arrows:
  • They produced unsophisticated art forms:
  • · Possible answers: A Neanderthal
      B Cro-Magnon
  • 6 According to the professor, why is a comparison of Neanderthal and modern human DNA useful?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To examine which diseases caused the extinction of Neanderthals.
      B To determine whether Neanderthals interbred with the Cro-Magnon.
    C To discover the origin of Neanderthal people.
    D To learn how they could have survived in a severe climate.

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