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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the interests of most males?
(a) Being a good father.
(b) Being faithful to one female.
(c) Taking care of their mate and offspring.
(d) Impregnating as many women as possible.

2. Boys tend to be better at reasoning ______, whereas women excel in reasoning in terms of _______.
(a) Abstractly; particulars.
(b) Particulars; the abstract.
(c) Generalities; particulars.
(d) Abstractly; generalities.

3. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?
(a) No one can catch up.
(b) People will try to kill one another so that their genes may carry on.
(c) World War II.
(d) Once an advantage is gained, the loser will adapt to negate the advantage.

4. What does the story in Chapter 5 prove for the author?
(a) An example of sexual, rather than natural selection.
(b) Producing offspring is the goal of all mammals.
(c) How male support continues the species.
(d) Ideal mating conditions are rare.

5. What is a powerful force that is influenced by and influences evolution?
(a) Culture.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sexual attraction.
(d) Individual thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is a female version of pornography?

2. Male and female brains are different because of __________.

3. Young boys show a propensity for __________.

4. Sexual reproduction is ___________ to keep the parasites and diseases off guard by creating new variations through each generation.

5. What do males want in sexual partners?

(see the answer key)

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