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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The human penis is largely used for what?
(a) Male-female display.
(b) Male-male display.
(c) A higher frequency of sexual activity.
(d) Attracting the female.

2. What does one of the most instructive avenues of investigation in human sexual attraction involve?
(a) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from large groups of non-mated humans.
(b) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from large groups of mated humans.
(c) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from small groups of mated humans.
(d) Performing statistical analysis on observable measurements taken from small groups of non-mated humans.

3. What does the author propose regarding race?
(a) It is a self-sustaining mating preference.
(b) It is not a self-sustaining mating preference.
(c) It is an insignificant mating preference.
(d) It is a destructive mating preference.

4. Why are studies of sexual attractiveness in humans difficult to do?
(a) Humans do not want to take place in studies.
(b) Human studies must rely on subjective interviews or careful examination of secondary effects.
(c) Humans often lie.
(d) Humans are difficult to trust.

5. One of the most intriguing results of this analysis is the observation of ___________________________.
(a) Coronation components.
(b) Correlation components.
(c) Correlation coefficients.
(d) Coronation coefficients.

Short Answer Questions

1. This view on sexual strategies is completely consistent with what?

2. What did Charles Darwin realize about many organisms' traits?

3. What traits are extremely highly important to sexual attractiveness?

4. What does Chapter 5 begin by examining?

5. What does this society not show?

(see the answer key)

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