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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, In Black and White.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Are smoking, drinking, and drug use universal human traits?
(a) No.
(b) Only in Third World countries.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only in the Western world.

2. Several languages are all derived from a common root language, which is generally referred to as what?
(a) PI.
(b) PIE.
(c) PA.
(d) PE.

3. What does the author propose regarding race?
(a) It is an insignificant mating preference.
(b) It is not a self-sustaining mating preference.
(c) It is a self-sustaining mating preference.
(d) It is a destructive mating preference.

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

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 numerous asymmetrical social constructions.
(c) By contrasting research results.
(d) By the changes in human desires throughout the centuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many scientists believe human infants learn language?

2. The disparate goals in sexuality between sexes have been extensively investigated where?

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

4. What did the Europeans do to these people?

5. What does the author conclude about art?

(see the answer key)

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