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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. There are undoubted benefits of agriculture that come with what?
(a) Minor drawbacks.
(b) Significant benefits.
(c) Notable drawbacks.
(d) Notable benefits.

2. When do gorillas then separate?
(a) C. 15 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 20 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 5 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 10 millions of years ago.

3. What do paleopathology investigations demonstrate conclusively?
(a) The health of the average pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer human was similar in nearly all respects to the health of an average early agricultural human.
(b) The health of the average pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer human was the same in nearly all respects to the health of an average early agricultural human.
(c) The health of the average pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer human was inferior in nearly all respects to the health of an average early agricultural human.
(d) The health of the average pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer human was superior in nearly all respects to the health of an average early agricultural human.

4. The human penis is largely used for what?
(a) Male-female display.
(b) Attracting the female.
(c) A higher frequency of sexual activity.
(d) Male-male display.

5. What theory does Darwin offer to explain these traits?
(a) The theory of genetic selection.
(b) The theory of sexual selection.
(c) The theory of natural selection.
(d) The theory of physical selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, to what is the species Homo sapiens compared and contrasted?

2. What has been learned about this species?

3. What does one of the most instructive avenues of investigation in human sexual attraction involve?

4. How do adolescent bower bird males learn construction methods and decorative processes?

5. What do some linguists convincingly argue about the complexity of language?

(see the answer key)

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