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

2. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?
(a) Human studies must rely on subjective interviews or careful examination of secondary effects.
(b) Humans do not want to take place in studies.
(c) Humans are difficult to trust.
(d) Humans often lie.

3. What does the author once again consider regarding extra-marital sex?
(a) The risks of engaging in this sort of activity.
(b) The positive results of this type of sex.
(c) The different reasons for engaging in it and the putative rationale explaining why men, more than women, enjoy less discriminating extra-marital sexual encounters.
(d) The social stigmas attached to extra-marital sex.

4. Can natural selection explain these traits?
(a) Frequently.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

5. To what did agriculture give rise?
(a) Social settings.
(b) Class divisions.
(c) Organizations.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term for the extinction of these animals due to hunting?

2. Is agriculture the golden solution for human survival?

3. What do paleopathology investigations demonstrate conclusively?

4. How is this possible that these people could achieve all of this?

5. Why is human sexuality an unusually developed trait for primates?

(see the answer key)

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