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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, How We Pick Our Mates and Sex Partners.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is human sexuality an unusually developed trait for primates?
(a) Humans are monogamous.
(b) It is largely divorced from reproduction.
(c) It is very connected to reproduction.
(d) Most primates rarely engage in sexual acts.

5. What is the size ratio between a male and female in monogamous species?
(a) They are usually the same size.
(b) The female is usually larger than the male.
(c) The size is not of importance.
(d) The male is usually larger than the female.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a great division in the human lineage occur?

2. When do humans separate?

3. What does the author say about any human trait?

4. Why must women be highly selective in extra-marital sexual partners?

5. When do gorillas then separate?

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