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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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.
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 5.

3. The art produced was determined by professional artists to be what?
(a) Low art.
(b) Useless.
(c) Of high artistic value.
(d) Nonsense.

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

5. What do these creatures grow?
(a) Flowers and herbs.
(b) Grass.
(c) Fungus gardens.
(d) Weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is there a disparity regarding adulterous relationships?

2. What does the author argue about the life span of humans?

3. How are the most rudimentary human languages termed?

4. What does the author propose regarding race?

5. What does the fact that the many vocalizations among groups of the same species vary significantly from group to group indicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How significant is race when picking a partner?

2. With what does the author conclude?

3. What does the author say about chimps and humans, regarding their DNA?

4. What traits are extremely highly correlated to sexual attractiveness?

5. What is the significance of human language?

6. What does the author say about death?

7. How are females nearly unique among animals in menopause?

8. What does the author think about humans and chimps and how they should be properly considered, regarding species and genus?

9. What is the purpose of this chapter?

10. How does the author conclude this chapter?

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