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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a fundamental aspect of humanity and in general is easy to determine even by non-experts?
(a) Religion.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Country of origin.
(d) Race.

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

4. Why were many of these scientific studies about extra-marital sexual unions never published?
(a) Because they were inconclusive.
(b) Because they were incomplete.
(c) Because their conclusions were deemed too inflammatory.
(d) Because they were incorrect.

5. What did Neanderthals apparently master?
(a) Painting.
(b) Fire.
(c) Language.
(d) Creating the wheel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can natural selection explain these traits?

2. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?

3. What primates are monogamous and solitary?

4. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?

5. What does one of the most instructive avenues of investigation in human sexual attraction involve?

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