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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. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?
(a) Homo sapiens.
(b) Neanderthals.
(c) Cro-Magnon man.
(d) Homo erectus.

2. To what is the pair bonding found among humans probably due?
(a) The difficulty of surviving on one's own.
(b) The need for a permanent mate.
(c) The inordinately high burden of childcare found within human societies.
(d) The need for having many children.

3. The author then considers the nearly uniquely human feature of female estrus?
(a) It is hidden.
(b) It is useless.
(c) It is very visible.
(d) It is non-existent.

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

5. When did a great division in the human lineage occur?
(a) About three millions of years ago.
(b) About thirteen millions of years ago.
(c) About thirty millions of years ago.
(d) About three billions of years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do gorillas then separate?

2. When do chimps, humans, and gorillas break off from the remaining higher primates?

3. What example does Darwin give to support his theory?

4. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.

5. How does the author believe that humans and chimps should properly be considered to be?

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