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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Golden Age That Never Was.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. This view on sexual strategies is completely consistent with what?
(a) The standard accepted theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
(b) The standard accepted theory of evolution by means of sexual selection.
(c) The standard view of most cultures.
(d) The standard accepted view of only a few cultures.

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

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

5. How do adolescent bower bird males learn construction methods and decorative processes?
(a) They create their own unique bowers.
(b) They watch each other.
(c) They watch older males.
(d) They teach themselves.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How selective are humans across an array of traits?

4. How are humans unique regarding child rearing?

5. Why do races tend to remain established and distinct?

(see the answer key)

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