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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. In a landscape what will girls pick out as being important?
(a) People.
(b) Objects.
(c) Memories.
(d) Voices.

2. Male human beings expect to have their _______ compete with the ________ of other males.
(a) Sperm.
(b) Love.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Attractiveness.

3. Of the following options, what do humans do best?
(a) Perform the same logical task in a non-social context.
(b) Gossip about friends and neighbors.
(c) Pick out cheaters in a social context.
(d) Pick out faithful people.

4. When was polygamy stamped out?
(a) When women protested it.
(b) Religion decided it wanted exclusive marriage.
(c) As governments solidified the institution of marriage.
(d) The people demanded it.

5. Who argues that the mind is made up of many different "modules" that have evolved over time such as "fear snakes" and various cheater detection mechanisms?
(a) No one.
(b) Tooby.
(c) Cosmides and Tooby.
(d) Cosmides.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church created many rules to prevent __________.

2. If a male misses the change of his brain in the womb, what happens to him?

3. What animals are only interested in exclusive fidelity?

4. Who directly advocated for polygamy in early societies?

5. Why do women need men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Unfortunately, what is very common in many primate groups?

2. What need is human language built around?

3. In what societies and religions did polygamy flourish long ago?

4. From the Red Queen Theory, what do we learn about cheaters?

5. What does the author think about the debates against nature versus nurture?

6. What explanation is given at the beginning of Chapter 9?

7. What happens if a man thinks his female has been cheating?

8. Who is the most likely to participate in incest?

9. Over the milennia, how have men and women evolved?

10. Why are societies no longer polygamous?

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