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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.
(a) Somewhat.
(b) Not at all.
(c) Slightly.
(d) Enormously.

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

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

6. What have a few captive gorillas and chimpanzees been taught to do?
(a) Use various non-vocal systems to communicate with sign or symbol languages.
(b) Read.
(c) Sing.
(d) Speak a human language.

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

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

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

10. What does Chapter 2 present?
(a) A brief overview of human evolution.
(b) A detailed description of Pan.
(c) A detailed description of the first Homo.
(d) A brief overview of chimpanzee evolution.

11. Why does a parallel process not exist for men?
(a) Being able to constantly reproduce is important for males.
(b) Reproduction is a duty for men.
(c) Reproduction is not as important to men.
(d) Reproduction is not dangerous for men.

12. What is generally considered uniquely human?
(a) Art.
(b) Music.
(c) Language.
(d) Dance.

13. What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested?
(a) They all fall short of providing a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
(b) They are all suitable holistic answers to the problem.
(c) Some provide a suitable holistic answer to the problem.
(d) Only a few are suitable holistic anwers to the problem.

14. What does the author conclude about a species' long-term survival probability?
(a) Shorter-lived species put more energy into self-repair and reproduction over a given time period, thus optimizing their long-term survival probability.
(b) Longer-lived species put less energy into self-repair and more energy into reproduction over a given time period, thus optimizing their long-term survival probability.
(c) Shorter-lived species put more energy into self-repair and less energy into reproduction over a given time period, thus optimizing their long-term survival probability.
(d) Longer-lived species put more energy into self-repair and less energy into reproduction over a given time period, thus optimizing their long-term survival probability.

15. What do some linguists convincingly argue about the complexity of language?
(a) Only a few languages are truly complex.
(b) It is more complex for some languages than others.
(c) It demands a biologically pre-determined capability for language.
(d) No language is extremely complex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To qualify an object as art, the author suggests that it must fulfill how many qualities?

3. Why can men supposedly enjoy extra-marital sex with a minimum of consequences?

4. What is an optimal organism?

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

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