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The Selfish Gene Quiz

Richard Dawkins
This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Selfish Gene.

The Selfish Gene Quiz

Richard Dawkins
This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Selfish Gene.

Take our free The Selfish Gene quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In the example that Dawkins gives, what do pigs sometimes do to the runt of the litter? (from Chapter 8)

2.

What is the most stable type of behavior in the computer simulations of ESS? (from Chapter 5)

3.

What does Wynne-Edwards say happens when other animals communicate to the species that there is overpopulation? (from Chapter 7)

4.

What hazard does the author identify in killing a rival? (from Chapter 5)

5.

What did scientists do to test the genes that controlled bee behavior? (from Chapter 4)

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