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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the author suggest this about an optimal organism?
(a) Humans are likely to survive accidents so more energy should be put into child-rearing.
(b) Humans are simply not likely to experience survival after having a limb severed and thus the expense of maintaining limb-regeneration capability would rob energy and resources from other, more significant, capabilities that are more likely to be needed.
(c) Humans can survive without various body parts, so more energy can go into everyday living.
(d) Humans are equally balanced to survive most incidences.

5. What does the author say about any human trait?
(a) It can be found among other animals but not to the degree exhibited by humans.
(b) It is uniquely human.
(c) Only a few other animals have similar traits to humans.
(d) It is very rarely found among other primates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this society not show?

2. What does one of the most instructive avenues of investigation in human sexual attraction involve?

3. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?

4. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.

5. Do most racial traits appear to have any meaningful influence on environmental fitness?

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