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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. When do humans separate?
(a) C. 6 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 2 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 15 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 10 millions of years ago.

2. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.
(a) Coronation coefficients.
(b) Correlation components.
(c) Correlation coefficients.
(d) Coronation components.

3. How are humans unique among primates?
(a) They are both social and monogamous.
(b) They perform sexual acts frequently.
(c) The are isolated and monogamous.
(d) They are both social and polygamous.

4. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.
(a) Not at all.
(b) Slightly.
(c) Enormously.
(d) Somewhat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?

2. What does Chapter 2 present?

3. What physical traits tend to be significant for an individual's attraction to someone else?

4. What is the size ratio between a male and female in monogamous species?

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

(see the answer key)

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