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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. Men excrete far more sperm when they ________________.
(a) Think their wives have been unfaithful.
(b) Their wives have been absent for a long time.
(c) Suspect unfaithfullness in their wives or the wives have been gone for a while.
(d) Have been threatened by another male's attractiveness.

2. Chapter 9 begins with __________.
(a) A mistaken identity.
(b) A dissertation concerning new ideas.
(c) The potential genetic basis of homosexuality.
(d) A discussion between morals.

3. What is negative about having many females?
(a) Too many children are born.
(b) It is very expensive.
(c) It is too time consuming.
(d) They do not get along with each other.

4. Incest is most prevalent between___________.
(a) Brothers and sisters.
(b) Fathers and daughters.
(c) Uncles and nieces.
(d) Mothers and sons.

5. Why does the male pine mole visit many different tunnels?
(a) To escape the females.
(b) To see his many wives.
(c) To eat all of the stored food.
(d) To increase the chance of survival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the following options, what do humans do best?

2. Does it pay to be intelligent and witty?

3. What, in the author's opinion, supports his assertions concerning a female's desires for reproduction?

4. Differences hold ___________, regardless of race, ethnicity, or culture.

5. How did males evolve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the best for most women and men and why?

2. Why is male on male violence so detrimental?

3. From the Red Queen Theory, what do we learn about cheaters?

4. What do women universally prefer?

5. What need is human language built around?

6. What does the author think about the debates against nature versus nurture?

7. What happens if a man thinks his female has been cheating?

8. What biological incentives are passed down to many males?

9. What do women prefer to be?

10. In what societies and religions did polygamy flourish long ago?

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