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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Males are interested in increasing the _________ of sexual partners whereas women are interested in increasing the ________ of sexual partners.
(a) Percentage, number.
(b) Number, quality.
(c) Quality, number.
(d) Number, percentage.

2. Of course, both males and females have a (an) ________ to deceive the other sex to promote their own attractiveness.
(a) Reason.
(b) Incentive.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Right.

3. What did Zahavi, a scientist, theorize about reproduction mating?
(a) Female attractiveness signals the male's ability to survive.
(b) Female attractiveness hurts a male's ability to survive.
(c) Male attractiveness hurts a male's ability to survive.
(d) Male attractiveness signals the male's ability to survive.

4. Although it becomes clear that sex is necessary to avoid parasites, what question remains?
(a) Whether or not sex is the best way to reproduce.
(b) How sex works.
(c) Why people enjoy sex.
(d) Why sex works the way it does.

5. Why does this organism present a mystery to the question of reproduction?
(a) The organism gave up sexual reproduction.
(b) The organism decided to self replicate.
(c) It is extinct and cannot be studied.
(d) It kills other organisms that participate in it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to the ________________, traits that increase reproductive successes will spread and those that do not will expire.

2. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.

3. Who has solutions concerning genetics?

4. What is the "good genes" theory?

5. When it is difficult or costly for female birds to choose males, females will choose ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What secondary quality do men look for in women?

2. Why is the book named after the Red Queen?

3. What does the Martian visitor that observes Earth wonder about?

4. From a biologist's point of view, why is sexual reproduction not as successful as asexual?

5. When is it even more important for a female to find a good mate?

6. What is interesting about the creator of the Vicar of Bray creator?

7. What is perplexing about sexual reproduction?

8. Who developed the Red Queen Theory?

9. How does the book begin and why is it important?

10. Why is there a ratio of 1:1 in males and females?

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