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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author say that human beings think of their own species?
(a) As a goal that evolution has achieved.
(b) As exempt from the laws of natural selection.
(c) As more imporant than other species.
(d) As able to rise above animal drives.

2. How does Dawkins define communication?
(a) A mutually learned behavior resulting from genetic behaviors that help groups of gene machines maintain cohesiveness.
(b) A learned behavior that is founded in genetic behaviors linking multiple gene machines.
(c) A gene behavior that helps one group of genes survive by influencing the behavior of another.
(d) A gene behavior that allows cooperation between multiple gene machines.

3. What type of animal brains does Dawkins say are most successful?
(a) Animal brains that can communicate quickly.
(b) Animal brains that can learn.
(c) Animal brians that can analyze input.
(d) Animal brians that can creat instinctive action.

4. What would molecules that grouped and built protective walls around themselves become?
(a) Animals.
(b) Plants.
(c) Inorganic materials.
(d) Single-celled organisms.

5. When a cell divides to make a new cell with identical DNA, what is the process called?
(a) Mitosis.
(b) Meiosis.
(c) Plasmosis.
(d) Alleles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How common does Dawkins say doubt about evolution is?

2. When a cell creates a sperm cell or egg cell with reduced DNA, what is the process called?

3. In Dawkins' discussion, what does he consider alleles to be, relative to genes?

4. What does Dawkins say readers can think of DNA as?

5. What apparently selfish act of the penguin does the author describe?

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