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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. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?
(a) Monogamy.
(b) Heterosexuality.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Homosexuality.

2. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?
(a) Humans are difficult to trust.
(b) Humans do not want to take place in studies.
(c) Humans often lie.
(d) Human studies must rely on subjective interviews or careful examination of secondary effects.

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

4. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?
(a) Brightly colored and swollen genitalia.
(b) Certain behaviors.
(c) Aggressive behaviors.
(d) Hidden estrus.

5. The art produced was determined by professional artists to be what?
(a) Low art.
(b) Of high artistic value.
(c) Useless.
(d) Nonsense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author reason "like marries like?"

2. What does the author say about primates with large testes?

3. The human penis is largely used for what?

4. What does the author think of the second criterion?

5. How are humans unique regarding child rearing?

(see the answer key)

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