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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. What does Chapter 2 present?
(a) A brief overview of chimpanzee evolution.
(b) A brief overview of human evolution.
(c) A detailed description of Pan.
(d) A detailed description of the first Homo.

2. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?
(a) Homo sapiens.
(b) Cro-Magnon man.
(c) Homo erectus.
(d) Neanderthals.

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

4. With what does the chapter conclude?
(a) A discussion about the similarities between humans and chimps.
(b) An ethical discussion about the implications of classifying chimps as Homo.
(c) Why chimps should not be classified as Homo.
(d) The differences between humans and chimps.

5. Somewhat less than 100,000 years ago, who replaced the Neanderthals?
(a) Homo erectus.
(b) Cro-Magnon man.
(c) Homo habilis.
(d) Crypton man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is human sexuality an unusually developed trait for primates?

2. The human penis is largely used for what?

3. What race was heavily built and physically powerful with a very large brain case?

4. The author then considers the nearly uniquely human feature of female estrus?

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

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