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

2. What does research show about those who are of one race and are raised by members of another race?
(a) They are attracted to the race in which they were raised.
(b) They are attracted to those of their own race.
(c) They are not attracted to anyone of either race.
(d) They are attracted to those of either race.

3. Does penis size correspond to frequency of sexual intercourse?
(a) Yes.
(b) In some species.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

4. What is the correlation for same-race mating?
(a) +0.2.
(b) +0.5.
(c) +0.3.
(d) +0.9.

5. Why is human sexuality an unusually developed trait for primates?
(a) Most primates rarely engage in sexual acts.
(b) Humans are monogamous.
(c) It is largely divorced from reproduction.
(d) It is very connected to reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.

4. What traits are extremely highly important to sexual attractiveness?

5. How is this purely biological viewpoint on sexual encounters enormously complicated?

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