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

2. This view on sexual strategies is completely consistent with what?
(a) The standard accepted theory of evolution by means of sexual selection.
(b) The standard view of most cultures.
(c) The standard accepted theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
(d) The standard accepted view of only a few cultures.

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

4. H. erectus was not the first upright hominid but bears the appellation. Why?
(a) Because it is the tallest of all hominids.
(b) Because it is the easiest to identify of all hominids.
(c) Because it was the most upright of all the hominids.
(d) Because it was the first upright hominid discovered.

5. Who are the chimps' closest living relatives?
(a) Baboons.
(b) Apes.
(c) Humans.
(d) Gorillas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does Darwin give to support his theory?

2. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?

3. The human penis is largely used for what?

4. What is the size ratio between a male and female in monogamous species?

5. Why does a parallel process not exist for men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conventional wisdom regarding pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer societies? Is this correct?

2. What does the author say about the first proto-human hominids?

3. What are pidgins or creoles?

4. What does the author conclude about human sexual strategies?

5. What is an optimal organism?

6. How does Chapter 5 begin?

7. What evidence exists about people who are raised around members of a race different from their own genetic race?

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

9. What is one of the most instructive avenues of investigation on human sexual attraction?

10. What is the significance of human language?

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