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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. Who suggested the idea that language acquisition is partly the result of an innate or genetically acquired ability to learn grammar?

2. Young boys show a propensity for __________.

3. Men seem to have an insatiable desire for this.

4. What is clear about what women want in a mate?

5. How do males fantasize?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ridley says that male and female brains are different, what type of tone does he have?

2. What does female physiology support?

3. What did Freud believe concerning incest?

4. What do men prefer to be?

5. What do women prefer to be?

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

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

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

9. Why are societies no longer polygamous?

10. Why is male on male violence so detrimental?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why has sexual intercourse become a private matter among many humans? Is this a societal constraint that we have imposed on ourselves? Or, is it something that was biologically programmed into us? How does this aspect make us different from other species?

Essay Topic 2

How did Charles Darwin's findings change the science world as we know it? Please consider the following:

- When did Charles Darwin publicize his theories on evolution?

- What did pre-Darwinian audiences think about evolution?

- Were Darwin's ideas readily accepted at first?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Ridley end the book with the explanation that when the Red Queen Theory proves itself wrong, it also proves itself right? Does this allow the Ridley to advertise that his theories are right no matter what? Do you think that his findings are not being held accountable?

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