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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. Why does the author largely reject this belief?
(a) Many animals understand each other and other species.
(b) Many animals are capable of learning new information.
(c) Many animals have the capabilities to love.
(d) Many animals and most mammals use vocalizations; clearly, they convey some sense of meaning.

2. 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.

3. What is considered by most scientists to be uniquely human?
(a) Learning.
(b) Language.
(c) Love.
(d) Understanding.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fact that the many vocalizations among groups of the same species vary significantly from group to group indicate?

2. What does the author conclude about a species' long-term survival probability?

3. What does the author think of the second criterion?

4. What is the size ratio between a male and female in monogamous species?

5. How are humans unique regarding child rearing?

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