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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. Does drug abuse cross all social and cultural boundaries?

2. How were these peoples referred?

3. What was one of the last major first contacts?

4. What kept this group of people isolated for so long?

5. What was a nickname for these type of people in the civilizations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is genocide?

2. What is a prevalent habit among modern peoples of all time?

3. How does the author conclude the text?

4. What do first contacts involve?

5. What was one of the last major first contacts?

6. Describe European expansion.

7. What enabled population expansion?

8. What does the author suggest about the species on Earth and extinction rates?

9. Describe the migration of the Clovis culture into North and South America?

10. What imminent risks to survival does humanity face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Human sexuality varies from the sexuality of most primates.

Part 1) Compare and contrast human sexuality to the sexuality of other primates.

Part 2) Why do these differences exist? How do these differences affect the relationships and reproductive abilities of both humans and other primates?

Part 3) Are these aspects of human sexuality chosen by humans or are they decided by genetics and on a subconscious level? Use the text and other research from class to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

One chapter suggests that languages are not unique within humans except to the degree in which they have been developed.

Part 1) What is considered language? According to the author, how is language not completely unique within humans?

Part 2) How do other animals use language to communicate? How do these vocalizations compare to human language?

Part 3) Is it possible for language to continue to develop over time for both humans and other animals? Why or why not? Use the text to support your response.

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