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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author suggest chimps be reclassified as Homo troglodytes and, presumably, Homo paniscus?
(a) Pan precedes Homo in the nomenclature.
(b) Chimps are no longer Pan.
(c) Homo and Pan are the same nomenclature.
(d) Homo precedes Pan in the nomenclature.

2. When did a great division in the human lineage occur?
(a) About thirty millions of years ago.
(b) About three millions of years ago.
(c) About thirteen millions of years ago.
(d) About three billions of years ago.

3. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.
(a) Correlation coefficients.
(b) Coronation coefficients.
(c) Correlation components.
(d) Coronation components.

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

5. What did Neanderthals apparently master?
(a) Fire.
(b) Language.
(c) Painting.
(d) Creating the wheel.

6. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?
(a) Homo erectus.
(b) Cro-Magnon man.
(c) Homo sapiens.
(d) Neanderthals.

7. What does one of the most instructive avenues of investigation in human sexual attraction involve?
(a) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from small groups of non-mated humans.
(b) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from large groups of non-mated humans.
(c) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from small groups of mated humans.
(d) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from large groups of mated humans.

8. Is the third art criterion uniquely human?
(a) Yes.
(b) In some cases.
(c) No.
(d) Maybe.

9. How are the most rudimentary human languages termed?
(a) As pidgins or creoles.
(b) As podgkins and crocoles.
(c) As piggins and creeles.
(d) As pigeons and croles.

10. Why do many scientists believe human infants learn language?
(a) Because they, like all creatures, have the capacity to understand some vocalizations.
(b) Because they must survive through that language.
(c) Because they possess biological linguistic adaptations.
(d) Because they speak their own language as infants and toddlers.

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

12. The author then considers the nearly uniquely human feature of female estrus?
(a) It is hidden.
(b) It is very visible.
(c) It is useless.
(d) It is non-existent.

13. Why do races tend to remain established and distinct?
(a) Genetic selection.
(b) Natural selection.
(c) Physical selection.
(d) Sexual selection.

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

15. How are humans unique regarding child rearing?
(a) It is a short process compared to other primates.
(b) They usually have single births.
(c) It is such an unusually lengthy process.
(d) They can have anywhere from one to eight children at a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the chapter conclude?

2. 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.

3. If a woman continued to deliver children as frequently as possible until death, what would happen to her?

4. What race was heavily built and physically powerful with a very large brain case?

5. What strongly reinforces the desire for racially distinct partners?

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