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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, The Second Cloud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author argue about the life span of humans?
(a) It is longer than most species on Earth.
(b) It should be viewed as the result of a series of trade-offs whereby an optimal organism is designed given many constraints.
(c) It should be viewed as a privilege.
(d) It is too short.

2. What does Chapter 5 begin by examining?
(a) Some human methods of mate selection.
(b) Some primate methods of mate selection.
(c) Some animal methods of mate selection.
(d) Monogamous relationships.

3. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?
(a) Hidden estrus.
(b) Certain behaviors.
(c) Aggressive behaviors.
(d) Brightly colored and swollen genitalia.

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

5. Around 500,000 years ago, H. erectus appears to have given rise to who?
(a) The first modern H. georgicus.
(b) The first modern H. ergaster.
(c) The first modern H. habilis.
(d) The first modern H. sapiens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How selective are humans across an array of traits?

2. What is the Green Bank formula?

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

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

5. Why does the author suggest this about an optimal organism?

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