1. If a woman continued to deliver children as frequently as possible until death, what would happen to her?
(a) Her death would nearly positively result from childbirth.
(b) She would be pregnant almost constantly for many decades.
(c) She would have a difficult time raising her children.
(d) She would do nothing but reproduce.

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

3. How is this purely biological viewpoint on sexual encounters enormously complicated?
(a) By the changes in human desires throughout the centuries.
(b) By numerous asymmetrical social constructions.
(c) By contrasting research results.
(d) By the evolution of a polygamous desire to one that is monogamous.

4. What does Chapter 5 begin by examining?
(a) Some primate methods of mate selection.
(b) Some human methods of mate selection.
(c) Monogamous relationships.
(d) Some animal methods of mate selection.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Recently, molecular data obtained from DNA hybridization suggests what?

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

5. What did Neanderthals apparently master?

(see the answer key)

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