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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dawkins call the molecule that he imagines as the first molecule to make copies of itself?
(a) The chicken-and-egg molecule.
(b) The duplicator.
(c) The replicator.
(d) The proto-RNA.

2. What would give longevity to early self-duplicating molecules, according to Dawkins?
(a) Larger numbers of components.
(b) Greater stability.
(c) Greater flexibility.
(d) Smaller numbers of elements.

3. What does the Watt Governor machine appear to do?
(a) Talk.
(b) Cry.
(c) Scream.
(d) Think.

4. What would not have existed in early oceans, that would have allowed amino acids and proteins to exist for long periods of time, to slowly develop into more complex forms?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Acids.
(d) Electricity.

5. What would competition between early self-copying molecules be over?
(a) Water.
(b) Space.
(c) Building-block molecules.
(d) Gaseous molecules.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author say that human beings think of their own species?

2. What does Dawkins describe life forms as?

3. What does Dawkins say that evolution is about?

4. How does the author define intelligent life?

5. What does Dawkins compare point mutation to?

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