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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Animal Origins of Art.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does evidence suggest about how long race has been a characteristic of modern humans?
(a) A very long time.
(b) A very short time.
(c) A somewhat short time.
(d) A somewhat long time.

2. What is the purpose of the bowers?
(a) To raise their young.
(b) To protect them from the elements.
(c) To attract females for mating.
(d) To show off for other males.

3. What is the correlation for same-race mating?
(a) +0.2.
(b) +0.9.
(c) +0.5.
(d) +0.3.

4. From what does the author derive clues regarding a species' long-term survival probability?
(a) How fast and strong it is.
(b) How able it is to repair itself.
(c) How much energy several species invest in self-repair.
(d) How long it takes to develop prior to birth.

5. Is the first criterion uniquely human?
(a) In some cases.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested?

2. To qualify an object as art, the author suggests that it must fulfill how many qualities?

3. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?

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

5. The artistic endeavors of what animals are presented and considered?

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