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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. What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested?
(a) Some provide a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
(b) Only a few are suitable holistic anwers to the problem.
(c) They all fall short of providing a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
(d) They are all suitable holistic answers to the problem.

2. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.
(a) Slightly.
(b) Enormously.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) Not at all.

3. What does the author say about any human trait?
(a) It can be found among other animals but not to the degree exhibited by humans.
(b) It is uniquely human.
(c) It is very rarely found among other primates.
(d) Only a few other animals have similar traits to humans.

4. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.
(a) Coronation coefficients.
(b) Coronation components.
(c) Correlation components.
(d) Correlation coefficients.

5. To what is the pair bonding found among humans probably due?
(a) The difficulty of surviving on one's own.
(b) The inordinately high burden of childcare found within human societies.
(c) The need for a permanent mate.
(d) The need for having many children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does penis size correspond to frequency of sexual intercourse?

2. Do all animals that show artistic tendencies satisfy each criterion?

3. What final set of traits is clearly correlated to sexual attractiveness?

4. How do adolescent bower bird males learn construction methods and decorative processes?

5. What does the author conclude about art?

(see the answer key)

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