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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is the third art criterion uniquely human?

2. With what does the chapter conclude?

3. Does an analysis of today's few remaining hunter-gatherer societies suggest that the conventional wisdom is correct?

4. Both chimps and humans share what percent of their DNA in common with the gorilla species?

5. What other creatures practice a form of agriculture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are other traits are highly correlated to sexual attractiveness?

2. What is an optimal organism?

3. How is the study of testis and penis size among primates useful?

4. What takes place about 200,000 years ago?

5. What other creatures also practice agriculture, besides humans?

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

7. What is known about animal vocalizations?

8. What is the purpose of this chapter?

9. What has research discovered about the percentage of children who are not raised by their biological fathers?

10. Describe both Neanderthals.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The arrival of Homo sapiens has generally heralded environmental over-exploitation through hunting and harvesting of resources at a rate far beyond which they could possibly be expected to be renewable.

Part 1) What examples does the author give to prove this statement? How did you respond to these examples? Why did you respond this way?

Part 2) What do these examples reveal about the power of humanity? Do other creatures have this type of power? Why or why not?

Part 3) Can humanity reverse this destruction? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

This book discusses menopause.

Part 1) What is menopause? How is it unique among humans? Why is it unique among humans?

Part 2) What are the benefits of menopause, according to the author? Is he able to back up his claims? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you agree with the author's theory about menopause? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Ernst Mayr's biological species concept is used as the de facto biological definition of species.

Part 1) What is Ernst Mayr's biological species concept? Why is it used as the de facto biological definition of species?

Part 2) Is the concept appropriate for defining species? Why or why not?

Part 3) What other information in this text might be viewed as incomplete or incorrect? Why? How does this affect the validity of the book as a whole?

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