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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. Is agriculture the golden solution for human survival?
(a) In some cultures.
(b) Only in the United States.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

2. What final set of traits is clearly correlated to sexual attractiveness?
(a) Personality.
(b) Socioeconomic status.
(c) Nearly all physical traits.
(d) Religion.

3. The author presents a greatly simplified view of the evolutionary process where numerous uncertain elements are noted but dismissed. For what does this allow?
(a) The author to convince the reader to trust his views.
(b) To make evolution seem simple and straightforward.
(c) A fairly straightforward presentation of human evolution in an intelligible and accessible format.
(d) Other scientists to dismiss this author's claims.

4. Eventually A. robustus became extinct and A. africanus gave rise to who?
(a) Homo habilis.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Homo ergaster.
(d) Homo erectus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author argue about the life span of humans?

2. Does an analysis of today's few remaining hunter-gatherer societies suggest that the conventional wisdom is correct?

3. What do paleopathology investigations demonstrate conclusively?

4. Why does the author suggest chimps be reclassified as Homo troglodytes and, presumably, Homo paniscus?

5. What does the author propose regarding race?

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