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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Why Do We Grow Old and Die?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About 200,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have diverged into two distinct lineages usually known as what?
(a) Cro-Magnon man.
(b) Homo erectus.
(c) Homo sapiens.
(d) Neanderthals.

2. Why does the author reason "like marries like?"
(a) Due to childhood imprinting.
(b) Due to the media.
(c) Due to genetics.
(d) Due to education.

3. What is an optimal organism?
(a) One that has a few maximized parts rather than one that is equally balanced.
(b) One that has a few maximized parts.
(c) One that is balanced and has a few maximized parts.
(d) One that is balanced because a few maximized parts do not create an optimal organism.

4. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?
(a) Heterosexuality.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Monogamy.

5. Where is there a disparity regarding adulterous relationships?
(a) Between the guilt felt by men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(b) Between the religious consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.
(c) Between the benefits for men and women engaging in these types of relationships.
(d) Between the legal consequences for men and women engaging in adulterous relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say about the numerous scientific approaches to aging that have been proposed and numerous theories that have been suggested?

2. Can natural selection explain these traits?

3. How selective are humans across an array of traits?

4. H. erectus was not the first upright hominid but bears the appellation. Why?

5. What other traits are highly connected to sexual attractiveness?

(see the answer key)

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