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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. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?

2. What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested?

3. Is the first criterion uniquely human?

4. Why were many of these scientific studies about extra-marital sexual unions never published?

5. Ideals of beauty vary ___________________ from culture to culture.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the correlation between the sizes of the male and females of species?

4. What are the risks of extra-marital affairs for men and women?

5. What have paleopathology investigations demonstrated regarding pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer humans and the average agricultural human?

6. How does the author conclude this chapter?

7. How does Chapter 5 begin?

8. What do most scientists think about language? How does this author's view differ from other's views?

9. What does the author say qualifies as art?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author discusses the topic of extra-terrestrial life and intelligence.

Part 1) What is meant by extra-terrestrial life and intelligence? What does the author say about extra-terrestrial life and intelligence? Why does he say this?

Part 2) What is the purpose of this topic, in relation to the rest of the book?

Part 3) Is this topic appropriate and fitting for this book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Culture and society vastly complicate the idea of extra-marital sex.

Part 1) What role does society and culture play in the consequences of adultery?

Part 2) How does the view of adulterous relationships and polygamy vary from culture to culture and from one time period to another? What affect do these views have on the relationships between humans?

Part 3) What are your views on adultery and polygamy? Where have you acquired these views? How do your views affect the relationships you have with others?

Essay Topic 3

Theories of aging are common and generally focus on a single cause.

Part 1) Describe several theories of aging. What are the author's thoughts on these theories?

Part 2) How does the author's theory on aging differ from the other theories discussed?

Part 3) What theory do you agree with the most? Why?

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