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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 suggest this about an optimal organism?
(a) Humans are equally balanced to survive most incidences.
(b) Humans can survive without various body parts, so more energy can go into everyday living.
(c) Humans are simply not likely to experience survival after having a limb severed and thus the expense of maintaining limb-regeneration capability would rob energy and resources from other, more significant, capabilities that are more likely to be needed.
(d) Humans are likely to survive accidents so more energy should be put into child-rearing.

2. What does the author conclude about agriculture?
(a) It is the inferior form of providing food.
(b) It is essential to human survival.
(c) It is a mixed blessing practiced by humans.
(d) It is the superior form of providing food.

3. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.
(a) Somewhat.
(b) Enormously.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Slightly.

4. Of what have several researchers focused on the vocalizations?
(a) Domesticated donkeys.
(b) Wild vervet monkeys.
(c) Wild Canadian Geese.
(d) Wild African Zebras.

5. When do humans separate?
(a) C. 6 millions of years ago.
(b) C. 10 millions of years ago.
(c) C. 15 millions of years ago.
(d) C. 2 millions of years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do scientists know that about four millions of years ago the first proto-human hominids began to walk upright?

2. What primates are monogamous and solitary?

3. What has been learned about this species?

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

5. What sexual strategy does the author say individual humans should adopt?

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