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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. What does this society not show?

2. What is the conclusion based on the art criteria?

3. How are humans unique regarding child rearing?

4. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?

5. What does the author say about primates with large testes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the author say about death?

6. What does Charles Darwin realize about some traits possessed by many organisms?

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

8. With what does the author conclude?

9. What is unusual about human sexuality?

10. By what is the author's biological viewpoint complicated?

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

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 3

The book considers whether art is a uniquely human endeavor.

Part 1) What criteria does the author use to decide if something is art. Do you agree that these criteria are necessary when deciding whether or not something is art? Why or why not?

Part 2) Based on what the author states about art, can animals be artists? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is your definition of art? Based on your definition of art, can animals be artists? Why or why not?

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