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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To women, attractiveness in a male signifies _____________.
(a) Infidelity in the relationship.
(b) Excessive amounts of sperm.
(c) Good genes.
(d) The ability to support her and future children.

2. In the author's opinion, what is not the primary goal of an organism?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Survival.
(c) Reproduction.
(d) Killing one another.

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

4. When is maleness a reproductive advantage?
(a) In polygamous groups, such as monkeys.
(b) In monogamous relationships.
(c) All the time, no matter what the relationship.
(d) In homosexual relationships.

5. What have scientists discovered about sexual reproduction versus asexual reproduction?
(a) Asexual reproduction allows an individual to spread its gene over a large population.
(b) Sexual reproduction allows an individual to spread its gene over a large population.
(c) Sexual reproduction is easier.
(d) Asexual reproduction is easier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the solution of the individually rational genes?

2. What is the continuous arms race that occurs between organisms?

3. What happens if a virus attacks a population of clones?

4. How do organisms compete during evolution?

5. What genders are not always needed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the book named after the Red Queen?

2. What would lead a woman to pick a man based on looks?

3. What does the sexy sons theory say?

4. Why do genes exist in the first place?

5. Why do males want to be with many females?

6. What does the Red Queen Theory state?

7. Why are out law genes interesting?

8. What is a bdelloid rotifer?

9. Explain the story of the fisherman.

10. What does sexual reproduction mostly consist of?

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