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

2. Eventually A. robustus became extinct and A. africanus gave rise to who?
(a) Homo ergaster.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Homo habilis.
(d) Homo erectus.

3. Where is there a disparity regarding adulterous relationships?
(a) Between the guilt felt by men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(b) Between the benefits for men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(c) Between the legal consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.
(d) Between the religious consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.

4. Why do races tend to remain established and distinct?
(a) Physical selection.
(b) Sexual selection.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) Genetic selection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Around 500,000 years ago, H. erectus appears to have given rise to who?

2. Is extra-marital sex approached differently by men than by women?

3. How are humans unique among primates?

4. Why must women be highly selective in extra-marital sexual partners?

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

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