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The Third Chimpanzee: the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal Quiz

Jared Diamond
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The Third Chimpanzee: the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal Quiz

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1)

Can natural selection explain these traits? (from Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races)

Frequently.
Sometimes.
Yes.
No.
2)

How many species does the author suggest currently exist on earth? (from Chapter 19, The Second Cloud)

1 billion.
30 million.
20 million.
100 million.
3)

What happens to all animals? (from Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?)

They age and eventually die.
They survive.
They mate.
They care for one another.
4)

Why do races tend to remain established and distinct? (from Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races)

Genetic selection.
Natural selection.
Physical selection.
Sexual selection.
5)

If a woman continued to deliver children as frequently as possible until death, what would happen to her? (from Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?)

She would be pregnant almost constantly for many decades.
She would do nothing but reproduce.
Her death would nearly positively result from childbirth.
She would have a difficult time raising her children.
6)

To qualify an object as art, the author suggests that it must fulfill how many qualities? (from Chapter 9, Animal Origins of Art)

Two.
Three.
One.
Four.
7)

What are these risks? (from Chapter 19, The Second Cloud)

Nuclear holocaust.
Nuclear holocaus, environmental holocaust, and planetary holocaust.
Nuclear holocaust, environmental holocaust, personal holocaust, and planetary holocaust.
Nuclear holocaust and environmental holocaust.
8)

What else does he do in the Epilogue? (from Epilogue: Nothing Learned, and Everything Forgotten?)

He argues against several points made in the book.
He discusses changes in his research since the book was first published.
He reiterates the major events of human evolution and cultural development.
He reminds the reader of his message.
9)

Whenever two groups with disparate developed languages come into occasional contact that, for social reasons, precludes the use of one or the other languages, what arises? (from Chapter 8, Bridges to Human Language)

Hatred and misunderstanding.
War.
The use of the dominant language.
A new rudimentary communication system.
10)

What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested? (from Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?)

Only a few are suitable holistic anwers to the problem.
Some provide a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
They all fall short of providing a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
They are all suitable holistic answers to the problem.
11)

What was discovered on this expedition? (from Chapter 13, The Last First Contacts)

Thousands of people known as the Canari.
Hundreds of people known as the Canari.
Hundreds of people known as the Dani.
Thousands of people known as the Dani.
12)

What does the author think of the second criterion? (from Chapter 9, Animal Origins of Art)

It is unanswerable and therefore not applicable to the debate.
It has nothing to do with humans making art.
It is uniquely human.
It is the most significant of the criteria.
13)

How are humans unique regarding child rearing? (from Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?)

They usually have single births.
It is such an unusually lengthy process.
It is a short process compared to other primates.
They can have anywhere from one to eight children at a time.
14)

How many main motivating rationales does the text propose for the cause of genocide? (from Chapter 16, In Black and White)

Four.
Eight.
One.
Two.
15)

What does research show about those who are of one race and are raised by members of another race? (from Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races)

They are attracted to those of either race.
They are attracted to those of their own race.
They are not attracted to anyone of either race.
They are attracted to the race in which they were raised.
16)

What does the author note about studies done on woodpeckers? (from Chapter 12, Alone in a Crowded Universe)

Woodpecker traits are found plentifully in other bird species and yet all of the traits necessary to be a woodpecker have come together only once during evolution.
Woodpecker traits are found plentifully in other bird species and most of the traits necessary to be a woodpecker have come together only once during evolution
Woodpecker traits are only found in other bird species.
Woodpecker traits are found only slightly in other bird species and yet all of the traits necessary to be a woodpecker have come together only once during evolution.
17)

Is genocide a common occurrence in human history? (from Chapter 16, In Black and White)

Yes.
Only by Western cultures.
No.
In some cultures.
18)

There are undoubted benefits of agriculture that come with what? (from Chapter 10, Agriculture's Mixed Blessings)

Significant benefits.
Minor drawbacks.
Notable drawbacks.
Notable benefits.
19)

Within about 1,000 years what had these people done? (from Chapter 18, Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World)

Travelled to Central America.
Colonized North and South America.
Arrived in North America.
Gone extinct.
20)

What does the author do in the Epilogue? (from Epilogue: Nothing Learned, and Everything Forgotten?)

He gives his opinion about the history of man.
He recapitulates the major themes of the text.
He starts a new theme.
He avoids discussing the future of mankind.
21)

How are the most rudimentary human languages termed? (from Chapter 8, Bridges to Human Language)

As podgkins and crocoles.
As piggins and creeles.
As pigeons and croles.
As pidgins or creoles.
22)

Why is this gazelle behavior considered dangerous? (from Chapter 11, Why Do We Smoke, Drink, and Use Dangerous Drugs?)

Sometimes the lion pursues the stotting gazelle.
Sometimes the lion pursues the trotting gazelle.
Sometimes the lion pursues the stalking gazelle.
Sometimes the lion pursues the stopping gazelle.
23)

How do adolescent bower bird males learn construction methods and decorative processes? (from Chapter 9, Animal Origins of Art)

They create their own unique bowers.
They watch each other.
They watch older males.
They teach themselves.
24)

What is the conclusion of the woodpecker research? (from Chapter 12, Alone in a Crowded Universe)

All woodpeckers are descended from several ancestral species.
Some woodpeckers are descended from a common ancestral species.
All woodpeckers are descended from a common ancestral species.
All woodpeckers are descended from two ancestral species.
25)

What strongly reinforces the desire for racially distinct partners? (from Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races)

Infant imprinting.
Childhood imprinting.
Genetics.
Education.
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