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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Does penis size correspond to frequency of sexual intercourse?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) In some species.

3. Eventually A. robustus became extinct and A. africanus gave rise to who?
(a) Homo habilis.
(b) Homo erectus.
(c) Homo sapiens.
(d) Homo ergaster.

4. What is the purpose of the bowers?
(a) To raise their young.
(b) To show off for other males.
(c) To protect them from the elements.
(d) To attract females for mating.

5. What does research show about those who are of one race and are raised by members of another race?
(a) They are attracted to the race in which they were raised.
(b) They are attracted to those of either race.
(c) They are attracted to those of their own race.
(d) They are not attracted to anyone of either race.

6. 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 often lie.
(c) Humans do not want to take place in studies.
(d) Humans are difficult to trust.

7. What is the correlation for same-race mating?
(a) +0.5.
(b) +0.2.
(c) +0.9.
(d) +0.3.

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

9. How selective are humans across an array of traits?
(a) Slightly.
(b) Minimally.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Highly.

10. What does the author conclude about art?
(a) It appears to be uniquely human.
(b) It is not found in any species.
(c) It appears to be found in an advanced form in a variety of species.
(d) It appears to be uniquely human in advanced form.

11. How complex is human language?
(a) Partially complex.
(b) Not at all complex.
(c) Incredibly complex.
(d) Somewhat complex.

12. Do all animals that show artistic tendencies satisfy each criterion?
(a) Yes.
(b) In most cases.
(c) No.
(d) In all cases.

13. When was agriculture first being practiced?
(a) 1,000,000 years ago.
(b) 10,000 years ago.
(c) 1,000 years ago.
(d) 100,000 years ago.

14. Is agriculture the golden solution for human survival?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Only in the United States.
(d) In some cultures.

15. How are human females nearly unique among animals?
(a) In menopause.
(b) They are assisted by a male when raising children.
(c) They carry their children for nine months prior to birth.
(d) They produce live young.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a fundamental aspect of humanity and in general is easy to determine even by non-experts?

3. How does the author believe that humans and chimps should properly be considered to be?

4. From what does the author derive clues regarding a species' long-term survival probability?

5. Several scientifically rigorous genetic investigations of large populations conclusively demonstrate that roughly ______ percent of human children are not the genetic children of the male parent whom assumes genetic relatedness.

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