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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Animal Origins of Art.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chimp species (Pan troglodytes) shares what percent of its DNA in common with the pygmy chimp species (Pan paniscus)?
(a) 89.3.
(b) 99.3.
(c) 95.3.
(d) 90.3.

2. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Homosexuality.

3. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?
(a) Cro-Magnon man.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Neanderthals.
(d) Homo erectus.

4. When do humans separate?
(a) C. 10 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 2 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 15 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 6 millions of years ago.

5. What does evidence suggest about how long race has been a characteristic of modern humans?
(a) A somewhat long time.
(b) A very short time.
(c) A very long time.
(d) A somewhat short time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What final set of traits is clearly correlated to sexual attractiveness?

2. Is extra-marital sex approached differently by men than by women?

3. How are human females nearly unique among animals?

4. What is the correlation for same-race mating?

5. Several scientifically rigorous genetic investigations of large populations conclusively demonstrate that roughly ______ percent of human children are not the genetic children of the male parent whom assumes genetic relatedness.

(see the answer key)

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