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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the tangled bank theory?
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Leigh Van Valen.
(c) Graham Bell.
(d) Charles Darwin.

2. What are the interests of most males?
(a) Being faithful to one female.
(b) Being a good father.
(c) Taking care of their mate and offspring.
(d) Impregnating as many women as possible.

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

4. Through sexual reproduction, what are offspring dealt?
(a) Genes too similar to their parents.
(b) A different bag of genes from their parents.
(c) Weak and strong genes.
(d) Weak genes.

5. Men and women behave and perform certain roles in every _______ and _____.
(a) Society; culture.
(b) Culture; country.
(c) Culture; society.
(d) Country; culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the 16th century cleric known for besides his scientific theories?

2. "The first is that all of human behavior is ______ and hence, biological evolution will have little effect on the next generation."

3. Who cannot compete with males?

4. What is the main focus of the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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