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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. What has been learned about this species?
(a) They use at least twenty distinct sounds to convey specific meanings.
(b) They use at least five distinct sounds to convey specific meanings.
(c) They use at least ten distinct sounds to convey specific meanings.
(d) They use at least fifteen distinct sounds to convey specific meanings.

2. What primates are monogamous and solitary?
(a) Gibbons.
(b) Gorillas.
(c) Chimpanzees.
(d) Apes.

3. If a woman continued to deliver children as frequently as possible until death, what would happen to her?
(a) Her death would nearly positively result from childbirth.
(b) She would do nothing but reproduce.
(c) She would have a difficult time raising her children.
(d) She would be pregnant almost constantly for many decades.

4. What does the author state about the gap between animal vocalizations and human language?
(a) It is a large gap.
(b) It is greater than once commonly believed.
(c) It is not as great as is commonly believed.
(d) There is hardly a gap.

5. By what are first contacts usually characterized?
(a) Violence and misunderstanding.
(b) Dryness and irritation.
(c) Uncertainty and friendship.
(d) Large meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did agriculture give rise?

2. How are human females nearly unique among animals?

3. When do chimps, humans, and gorillas break off from the remaining higher primates?

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

5. When was agriculture first being practiced?

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