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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. Throughout history, what has been a great reward for a leader?

2. Male and female brains are different because of __________.

3. In a person's youth, what happens to them to thwart off incest?

4. How do women prefer to live with men?

5. When do women tend to have affairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do women prefer to be?

6. From the Red Queen Theory, what do we learn about cheaters?

7. Why else must men be intelligent?

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

9. What is different between humans and primates?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although sexual reproduction is very expensive for species that partake in it, explain why asexual reproduction is less successful than sexual reproduction. List out the specific positives of participating in sexual reproduction. List the negative reasons for sexual reproduction.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who developed the Red Queen Theory and what does the theory say? How does the Red Queen Theory assert itself throughout the history of animals? Give an example of how the Red Queen Theory works.

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