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

2. Where is there a disparity regarding adulterous relationships?
(a) Between the legal consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.
(b) Between the guilt felt by men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(c) Between the benefits for men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(d) Between the religious consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.

3. When do gorillas then separate?
(a) C. 20 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 10 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 5 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 15 millions of years ago.

4. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?
(a) Humans often lie.
(b) Humans do not want to take place in studies.
(c) Human studies must rely on subjective interviews or careful examination of secondary effects.
(d) Humans are difficult to trust.

5. The chimp species (Pan troglodytes) shares what percent of its DNA in common with the pygmy chimp species (Pan paniscus)?
(a) 89.3.
(b) 90.3.
(c) 95.3.
(d) 99.3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say about primates with large testes?

2. The disparate goals in sexuality between sexes have been extensively investigated where?

3. What final set of traits is clearly correlated to sexual attractiveness?

4. What does the author say about primates with small testes?

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

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