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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the 16th century cleric known for besides his scientific theories?
(a) Switching between Catholic and Protestant religions.
(b) Being a survivor of Protestant ridicule.
(c) Killing Catholics.
(d) His sermons.

2. What do genes seek through the actions of the bodies that contain them?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Change.
(c) To be upgraded.
(d) Replication.

3. How do organisms compete during evolution?
(a) They kill their prey to ensure their survivors.
(b) They compete with each other to pass down more genes to the next generation.
(c) They kill their prey and one another to be the last person standing.
(d) They try to kill one another so that they might live.

4. Are sexually reproducing organisms able to compete with asexually reproducing organisms?
(a) Yes, always.
(b) No, never.
(c) Occasionally.
(d) Only when they are genetically engineered.

5. In 1970, __________ argued that the individual is merely a container for genes.
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Russel Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.

2. What can a psychiatrist expect to find in all people?

3. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?

4. To understand human nature, what must we understand?

5. What is the only way to understand why evolution is the way it is?

(see the answer key)

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