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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. Human minds easily acquire new _____________, which is an advantage.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Words.
(c) Feelings.
(d) Information.

2. What do genes provide?
(a) The survival of a species.
(b) Positive traits to pass down.
(c) A holding tank for DNA.
(d) The basis for the limits and the capabilities of humans.

3. What have anthropologists found to be a universal characteristic of humans across different cultures?
(a) Desire.
(b) Depression.
(c) Hate.
(d) Jealousy.

4. Young girls show a propensity for _________.
(a) Physical activity.
(b) Verbal tasks.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

5. Does it pay to be intelligent and witty?
(a) Yes, but only if you have money, too.
(b) Yes, because it is what women want.
(c) No, because only money matters.
(d) Yes, but only if you have a formal education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Are there strong taboos against cousin marriage?

2. Why do women prefer more intelligent men?

3. Unlike other primates, humans do not publicly display their __________.

4. New evidence suggests that much of human learning is developed through __________.

5. Boys tend to be better at reasoning ______, whereas women excel in reasoning in terms of _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to children that do not learn language early?

2. What do women prefer to be?

3. What seems to be the best for most women and men and why?

4. Why is male on male violence so detrimental?

5. When does sexual aversion to one's family occur?

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

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

8. Why are societies no longer polygamous?

9. What did Freud believe concerning incest?

10. What is different between humans and primates?

(see the answer keys)

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