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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 the Watt Governor machine regulate?
(a) How high it rises.
(b) How hot it becomes.
(c) How fast its arms spin.
(d) How heavy it becomes.

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

3. What does Dawkins point out about antelopes' herd behavior?
(a) The herd behavior sacrifices an individual for the species survival.
(b) The herd behavior is not an adaptation.
(c) The herd behavior is fot the good of the species.
(d) The herd behavior gives indidivuals a better chance of survival.

4. What happens to animals that tend to lose in fights?
(a) They tend to give up sooner in the future.
(b) They tend to challenge less dominant rivals in the future.
(c) They tend to change their fighting strategies.
(d) They tend to fight more aggressively in the future.

5. What does longevity provide to an early molecule, according to Dawkins?
(a) Time to modify its surroundings.
(b) Time to repair itself.
(c) Time to modify itself.
(d) Time to make copies of itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many nucleotide chains are in DNA?

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

3. What mixture tends to arrive in ESS simulations of multiple types of behavior?

4. In the science fiction story Dawkins cites, what do the instructions make?

5. Do one-celled animals seem to have purpose and intention, according to the author?

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