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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to children who do not hear language early on?

2. What do women fantasize about?

3. Unlike other primates, humans do not publicly display their __________.

4. Most modern societies are _________.

5. Chapter 9 begins with __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the most likely to participate in incest?

2. When given pictures with landscapes and people, what differences do boys and girls have?

3. Unfortunately, what is very common in many primate groups?

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

5. What do men universally prefer in their women?

6. What is different between humans and primates?

7. As the author ends the book, what do we begin to understand about the Red Queen Theory?

8. Why else must men be intelligent?

9. What also seems to work with evolution to create changes in men and women?

10. What happens to children that do not learn language early?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does natural selection take a back seat to sexual selection in Ridley's opinion? How do natural selection traits actually become sexual selection traits?

Essay Topic 2

How, in Ridley's eyes, is polygamy a successful situation for sexual reproduction? Explain. Why do most modern societies oppose polygamy? If a group of people wants to be polygamous, do you think they should be able to do so?

Essay Topic 3

Ridley asserts that experiences as well as biological changes have made male and female minds different. Does Ridley view this as a negative? In the past, how has this statement been derogatory towards women? How has it made women be seen as unequal in the eyes of men?

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