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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 the author say about primates with large testes?
(a) They are more complaisant.
(b) They mate infrequently.
(c) They are more aggressive.
(d) They mate frequently.

2. H. erectus was not the first upright hominid but bears the appellation. Why?
(a) Because it is the easiest to identify of all hominids.
(b) Because it was the first upright hominid discovered.
(c) Because it is the tallest of all hominids.
(d) Because it was the most upright of all the hominids.

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

4. When did a great division in the human lineage occur?
(a) About thirteen millions of years ago.
(b) About three billions of years ago.
(c) About thirty millions of years ago.
(d) About three millions of years ago.

5. The author presents a greatly simplified view of the evolutionary process where numerous uncertain elements are noted but dismissed. For what does this allow?
(a) A fairly straightforward presentation of human evolution in an intelligible and accessible format.
(b) Other scientists to dismiss this author's claims.
(c) The author to convince the reader to trust his views.
(d) To make evolution seem simple and straightforward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When do chimpanzees diverge from pygmy chimpanzees?

3. Why does the author suggest chimps be reclassified as Homo troglodytes and, presumably, Homo paniscus?

4. Around 500,000 years ago, H. erectus appears to have given rise to who?

5. What did Neanderthals apparently master?

(see the answer key)

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