The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Test | Final Test - Medium

Matt Ridley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature Test | Final Test - Medium

Matt Ridley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How do women prefer to live with men?
(a) In adultery .
(b) In celibacy.
(c) In monogamy.
(d) In polygamy.

2. What determines whether a child is French or English speaking?
(a) Their experiences (nature).
(b) The geographical location of their birth.
(c) Their mother.
(d) Their free will.

3. If a male misses the change of his brain in the womb, what happens to him?
(a) He is homosexual.
(b) He is too masculine.
(c) He is more feminine.
(d) He is bisexual.

4. What is a powerful force that is influenced by and influences evolution?
(a) Individual thoughts.
(b) Culture.
(c) Sexual attraction.
(d) Religion.

5. According to some arguments, why did larger brains evolve?
(a) As a means of survival.
(b) As a means of retaining more knowledge.
(c) As a mechanism to deal with cheater detection.
(d) As a way to work together with other humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In different times, when was marriage through cousins not appropriate?

2. What combination do people find mostly attractive?

3. What is most male to male battle over in tribes?

4. What is in the true interest of a female in reproduction?

5. Our notions of beauty do not seem to be _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a good explanation of why male and female brains are different?

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

3. What do women universally prefer?

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

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

6. What also seems to work with evolution to create changes in men and women?

7. What do men universally prefer in their women?

8. What do women prefer to be?

9. What does female physiology support?

10. What biological incentives are passed down to many males?

(see the answer keys)

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