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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two opposites does Dawkins say he is examining the biology of?
(a) Individuality and community.
(b) Selfishness and altruism.
(c) Self-centeredness and other-centeredness.
(d) Rationality and emotionalism.

2. How common does Dawkins say doubt about evolution is?
(a) He says it's rare.
(b) He says it's common.
(c) He says it's in everyone.
(d) He says it's nonexistent.

3. What would molecules that broke down other self-copying molecules and used their parts eventually become?
(a) Animals.
(b) Single-celled organisms.
(c) Plants.
(d) Inorganic materials.

4. In the science fiction story Dawkins cites, is the machine created by the instructions beneficial or dangerous?
(a) It is neither dangerous nor beneficial.
(b) It is beneficial.
(c) It is dangerous.
(d) It is both beneficial and dangerous, at different times.

5. Why does Dawkins say kind or cooperative behavior arises?
(a) Because it promotes the good of the whole species.
(b) Because it allows a gene to achieve a selfish goal.
(c) Because other factors besides natural selection are in play.
(d) Because other kind or cooperative behavior promotes it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the set of bees Dawkins mentions that deal with this disease, what does one gene the bees have do?

2. How does the author define intelligent life?

3. What does Dawkins compare point mutation to?

4. How many nucleotide chains are in DNA?

5. What would molecules that started to manufacture energy using the sun eventually become?

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