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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 other traits are highly connected to sexual attractiveness?
(a) Measures of personality and measures of physical attractiveness.
(b) Measures of physical attractiveness.
(c) Measures of personality and measures of intelligence.
(d) Measures of socioeconomic status and measures of intelligence.

2. Is extra-marital sex approached differently by men than by women?
(a) No.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Yes.
(d) Sometimes.

3. In Chapter 1, to what is the species Homo sapiens compared and contrasted?
(a) Pan tropyldytes
(b) Tan proglodytes.
(c) Pan troglodytes.
(d) Tan propyldytes.

4. Who are the chimps' closest living relatives?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Baboons.
(c) Humans.
(d) Apes.

5. The human penis is largely used for what?
(a) Attracting the female.
(b) Male-female display.
(c) Male-male display.
(d) A higher frequency of sexual activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sexual strategy does the author say individual humans should adopt?

2. What does this society not show?

3. When do chimpanzees diverge from pygmy chimpanzees?

4. Eventually A. robustus became extinct and A. africanus gave rise to who?

5. What traits are extremely highly important to sexual attractiveness?

(see the answer key)

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