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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. What is the "sexy-sons" theory?
(a) Sons will be the most attractive if the two parents are very attractive.
(b) Sons are always sexier than daughters.
(c) Males will always choose the most attractive woman.
(d) Females will always choose the most attractive man.

2. What accounts for far more deaths than other predators or environmental occurrences?
(a) Parasites and diseases.
(b) Death and destruction.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Killing ones own organisms.

3. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?
(a) World War II.
(b) No one can catch up.
(c) People will try to kill one another so that their genes may carry on.
(d) Once an advantage is gained, the loser will adapt to negate the advantage.

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

5. What can a psychiatrist expect to find in all people?
(a) Psychopathic behavior.
(b) No similarities in emotions.
(c) Similar emotions and behaviors.
(d) Extreme emotions and rational behaviors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do males harm themselves?

2. What is the primary part in sexual reproduction?

3. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.

4. What is sexual selection?

5. The gender ratio is ___________ as an evolutionary pressure in humans.

Short Essay Questions

1. What would lead a woman to pick a man based on looks?

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

3. Why are out law genes interesting?

4. What does the sexy sons theory say?

5. Why do males want to be with many females?

6. How would a pre-Darwin think explain why giraffes have long necks?

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

8. What is perplexing about sexual reproduction?

9. Who changed the discussions concerning evolution after the 19th century?

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

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