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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. "The first is that all of human behavior is ______ and hence, biological evolution will have little effect on the next generation."
(a) Understood.
(b) Learned.
(c) Practiced.
(d) Regrettable.

2. What is in the true interest of a female in reproduction?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Infidelity.

3. Men seem to have an insatiable desire for this.
(a) Work.
(b) Money.
(c) Sex.
(d) Food.

4. In different times, when was marriage through cousins not appropriate?
(a) Whenever the parents did not want them to marry.
(b) When the marriage was between unequal partners.
(c) When large amounts of land were involved.
(d) It was never appropriate.

5. What type of historical incident may have been a more frequent phenomenon than is commonly thought?
(a) The conflict between Henry the VIII and the church over divorce.
(b) Divorces throughout history.
(c) Polygamy in the Catholic Church.
(d) Illegitimate sons and daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does it pay to be intelligent and witty?

2. Young girls show a propensity for _________.

3. Females are ______ more likely to have the right kind of orgasm and to become impregnated when unfaithful.

4. What happens to children who do not hear language early on?

5. In a landscape what will girls pick out as being important?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are societies no longer polygamous?

4. Why does the author think that humans developed intelligence?

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

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

7. What do men prefer to be?

8. As the author ends the book, what do we begin to understand about the Red Queen Theory?

9. When given pictures with landscapes and people, what differences do boys and girls have?

10. What is different between humans and primates?

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