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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gender ratio is ___________ as an evolutionary pressure in humans.
(a) Strong.
(b) Weak.
(c) Harmful.
(d) Undeniable.

2. What was the 16th century cleric known for besides his scientific theories?
(a) Being a survivor of Protestant ridicule.
(b) Switching between Catholic and Protestant religions.
(c) His sermons.
(d) Killing Catholics.

3. What type of civilization do the New Guinea tribes have?
(a) Scavengers.
(b) Democratic governments.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Hunter gatherers.

4. What have mound building skills become?
(a) A reproductive skill.
(b) A survival technique.
(c) Unimportant.
(d) A coveted skill.

5. What accounts for far more deaths than other predators or environmental occurrences?
(a) Killing ones own organisms.
(b) Parasites and diseases.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Death and destruction.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the author say will be explored in the next chapter?

2. How does Chapter 5 begin?

3. What does sex do to the genome of humans and other organisms?

4. What is the tangled bank theory?

5. Why does this organism present a mystery to the question of reproduction?

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