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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Evolution of Human Sexuality.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do scientists know that about four millions of years ago the first proto-human hominids began to walk upright?
(a) Footprints have been left by these proto-human hominids.
(b) From analyzing skeletal limb changes discovered in the fossil record.
(c) The food eaten by the proto-human hominids is different than previous species.
(d) The skeletons of chimpanzees have been found from the same time period.

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

3. Who are the chimps' closest living relatives?
(a) Humans.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Apes.
(d) Baboons.

4. Recently, molecular data obtained from DNA hybridization suggests what?
(a) Humans are not closely related to gorillas.
(b) Humans are not closely related to chimpanzees and gorillas.
(c) Humans, chimpanzees, and gorilla are all very closely genetically related.
(d) Humans and chimpanzees are very closely genetically related.

5. When do gorillas then separate?
(a) C. 5 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 15 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 10 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 20 millions of years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chapter 2 present?

2. The human penis is largely used for what?

3. When do chimpanzees diverge from pygmy chimpanzees?

4. The chimp species (Pan troglodytes) shares what percent of its DNA in common with the pygmy chimp species (Pan paniscus)?

5. To what is the pair bonding found among humans probably due?

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