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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 did Neanderthals apparently master?
(a) Painting.
(b) Creating the wheel.
(c) Language.
(d) Fire.

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

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

4. Both chimps and humans share what percent of their DNA in common with the gorilla species?
(a) 87.7.
(b) 92.7.
(c) 90.7.
(d) 97.7.

5. Why does the author suggest chimps be reclassified as Homo troglodytes and, presumably, Homo paniscus?
(a) Pan precedes Homo in the nomenclature.
(b) Homo precedes Pan in the nomenclature.
(c) Homo and Pan are the same nomenclature.
(d) Chimps are no longer Pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do chimpanzees diverge from pygmy chimpanzees?

2. When do chimps, humans, and gorillas break off from the remaining higher primates?

3. The author presents a greatly simplified view of the evolutionary process where numerous uncertain elements are noted but dismissed. For what does this allow?

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

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

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