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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is maleness a reproductive advantage?

2. What can a psychiatrist expect to find in all people?

3. Sexual reproduction benefits _____________.

4. What will happen to create more female babies in Chinese and Indian societies?

5. What is the lottery theory?

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. What does sexual reproduction mostly consist of?

4. What is perplexing about sexual reproduction?

5. What is interesting about the creator of the Vicar of Bray creator?

6. What is interesting about the mating skills of the Australian bush turkeys?

7. What is the tangled bank theory?

8. Why is the history of evolution a never ending arms race?

9. How is the theory supported by science?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ridley insists that while women prefer monogamy, they like to also have affairs on the side. How could Ridley's research be twisted or misconstrued to blame only women for being unfaithful? How could this possibly give men too much power?

Essay Topic 2

Ridley asserts that experiences as well as biological changes have made male and female minds different. Does Ridley view this as a negative? In the past, how has this statement been derogatory towards women? How has it made women be seen as unequal in the eyes of men?

Essay Topic 3

How has biology intervened to change our ideas of what is beautiful or attractive? Why are men more attracted to thinner women, while women prefer an attractive man who has high status? Give reasons for your answers.

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