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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are female chimps extremely promiscuous in large social groups?
(a) They enjoy sex.
(b) Males will not know which child is his, so he will protect all of them.
(c) They want to have many father options.
(d) It is part of choosing the most ideal mate.

2. According to Freud, a human's tendency is toward _________.
(a) Dismissing infidelity.
(b) Maintaining fidelity.
(c) Their family's acceptance.
(d) Incest between family members.

3. What is negative about having many females?
(a) They do not get along with each other.
(b) It is too time consuming.
(c) It is very expensive.
(d) Too many children are born.

4. According to the author, why did humans develop intelligence?
(a) Natural Selection.
(b) Sexual selection.
(c) Survival of the fittest.
(d) To work together and create better living surroundings.

5. What have anthropologists found to be a universal characteristic of humans across different cultures?
(a) Desire.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Depression.

6. What is a powerful force that is influenced by and influences evolution?
(a) Culture.
(b) Sexual attraction.
(c) Religion.
(d) Individual thoughts.

7. What tends to stay private between humans?
(a) Money.
(b) Child-bearing.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gossip.

8. Of the following options, what do humans do best?
(a) Pick out cheaters in a social context.
(b) Pick out faithful people.
(c) Perform the same logical task in a non-social context.
(d) Gossip about friends and neighbors.

9. Why does the author think that there is now so much monogamy in humans?
(a) It is much less expensive.
(b) It is easier to be in a relationship with one person.
(c) Males and females want to focus on one set of children.
(d) Man's competitor in the sexual arms race (women) want it.

10. Why do women prefer more intelligent men?
(a) They are less intimidating.
(b) They make more money.
(c) They are less boring.
(d) They can be funny.

11. Why do women like taller men?
(a) Taller men enhance the woman's femininity.
(b) Taller men can better protect them.
(c) Taller men are stronger.
(d) Taller men are more athletic.

12. Females are ______ more likely to have the right kind of orgasm and to become impregnated when unfaithful.
(a) 90 percent.
(b) 40 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 70 percent.

13. Men seem to have an insatiable desire for this.
(a) Sex.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Work.

14. In different times, when was marriage through cousins not appropriate?
(a) It was never appropriate.
(b) When large amounts of land were involved.
(c) Whenever the parents did not want them to marry.
(d) When the marriage was between unequal partners.

15. What modern day society sometime practices polygamy?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Extreme Mormonism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to be partially the result of genetics?

2. What type of success does evolution care about?

3. Incest is most prevalent between___________.

4. Children who are raised together usually___________.

5. In a landscape what will girls pick out as being important?

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