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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Accidental Conquerors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the size ratio between a male and female in monogamous species?
(a) The female is usually larger than the male.
(b) The size is not of importance.
(c) The male is usually larger than the female.
(d) They are usually the same size.

2. What kept this group of people isolated for so long?
(a) Inaccessible terrain and topography of New Guinea.
(b) They were the only people in the Canary Islands.
(c) Inaccessible terrain and topography of the Canary Islands.
(d) They were the only people in New Guinea.

3. What example does Darwin give to support his theory?
(a) The tail of the male peacock.
(b) The eyes of a cat.
(c) The fur on a horse.
(d) The taile on a donkey.

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

5. What was one of the last major first contacts?
(a) Richard Archbold's first expedition to New Guinea.
(b) Richard Archbold's third expedition to the Canary Islands.
(c) Richard Archbold's first expedition to the Canary Islands.
(d) Richard Archbold's third expedition to New Guinea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to all animals?

2. Why can men supposedly enjoy extra-marital sex with a minimum of consequences?

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

4. What is the purpose of the bowers?

5. What is the conclusion of the woodpecker research?

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