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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Alone in a Crowded Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Do all animals that show artistic tendencies satisfy each criterion?
(a) In most cases.
(b) In all cases.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

2. What does the author argue about the life span of humans?
(a) It is longer than most species on Earth.
(b) It is too short.
(c) It should be viewed as the result of a series of trade-offs whereby an optimal organism is designed given many constraints.
(d) It should be viewed as a privilege.

3. To qualify an object as art, the author suggests that it must fulfill how many qualities?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. How are humans unique among primates?
(a) The are isolated and monogamous.
(b) They are both social and polygamous.
(c) They perform sexual acts frequently.
(d) They are both social and monogamous.

5. How are human females nearly unique among animals?
(a) They produce live young.
(b) They are assisted by a male when raising children.
(c) In menopause.
(d) They carry their children for nine months prior to birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How selective are humans across an array of traits?

2. What primates are monogamous and solitary?

3. What does the author conclude about a species' long-term survival probability?

4. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?

5. What happens to all animals?

(see the answer key)

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