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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 selective are humans across an array of traits?
(a) Slightly.
(b) Minimally.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Highly.

2. Why can men supposedly enjoy extra-marital sex with a minimum of consequences?
(a) Because they have no risks of contracting diseases.
(b) Because they are more dominant.
(c) Because an impregnated secondary sexual partner can simply be abandoned.
(d) Because society encourages them to have multiple partners.

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

4. Around 500,000 years ago, H. erectus appears to have given rise to who?
(a) The first modern H. sapiens.
(b) The first modern H. ergaster.
(c) The first modern H. habilis.
(d) The first modern H. georgicus.

5. Is extra-marital sex approached differently by men than by women?
(a) Yes.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory does Darwin offer to explain these traits?

2. Can natural selection explain these traits?

3. What physical traits tend to be significant for an individual's attraction to someone else?

4. What example does Darwin give to support his theory?

5. How are humans unique among primates?

(see the answer key)

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