View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The artistic endeavors of what animals are presented and considered?
(a) Birds and a horse.
(b) A lion and mice.
(c) Dogs and cats.
(d) Chimpanzees and an elephant.

2. What does the author say about primates with large testes?
(a) They are more complaisant.
(b) They mate frequently.
(c) They are more aggressive.
(d) They mate infrequently.

3. What does Chapter 2 present?
(a) A detailed description of Pan.
(b) A brief overview of human evolution.
(c) A detailed description of the first Homo.
(d) A brief overview of chimpanzee evolution.

4. In most primates, sexually receptive females exhibit what?
(a) Hidden estrus.
(b) Brightly colored and swollen genitalia.
(c) Aggressive behaviors.
(d) Certain behaviors.

5. To what did agriculture give rise?
(a) Class divisions.
(b) Technology.
(c) Social settings.
(d) Organizations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author suggest this about an optimal organism?

2. There is a strong correlation between sexual size dimorphism and what?

3. What theory does Darwin offer to explain these traits?

4. In Chapter 1, to what is the species Homo sapiens compared and contrasted?

5. Is the first criterion uniquely human?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author suggest about humans and chimpanzees?

2. What evidence exists about people who are raised around members of a race different from their own genetic race?

3. How are females nearly unique among animals in menopause?

4. What does the author say qualifies as art?

5. How is the study of testis and penis size among primates useful?

6. How does the author conclude this chapter?

7. What does the author say about chimps and humans, regarding their DNA?

8. What takes place about 200,000 years ago?

9. What is evident about the human race?

10. What is one of the most instructive avenues of investigation on human sexual attraction?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,220 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample