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Chapter 2: Are Humans Unique? Quiz
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1.
The perspective that humans are more important or naturally superior to other life forms is called
Uniformitarianism
Unilineal evolution
Anthropocentrism
Egalitarianism
2.
Humans and fruit flies shares about 60 percent of the same core genes.
False
True
3.
An object used to modify the shape, condition, or location of another object is called a
Ecofact
Bludgeon
Artifact
Tool
4.
Different chimpanzee populations have different tool traditions.
False
True
5.
Jane Goodall observed chimpanzees _______________in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.
Using language
Termite fishing
Swimming
Flinging poo
6.
No other animals besides chimpanzees and humans are known to use tools.
False
True
7.
One definition of culture is traditions, beliefs, and values that are transmitted through
Learning
The air
Language
Body language
8.
“Imo” the macaque monkey
Was a chimp who learned how to fish for termites
Began a culture of potato washing among monkeys
Was a chimpanzee who learned American Sign Language
Was a railroad signalman
9.
The mutual exchange of favors or goods is called
Holism
Reciprocity
Culture
Social hierarchy
10.
Only humans have reciprocal relationships
False
True
11.
Ayumu out-competes humans
Because chimpanzees have more cortical neurons than humans
Because they have a higher encephalization quotient
In a test of cooperation
In a test of working memory
12.
Jack the baboon was
able to wash potatoes
able to hide rocks from zoo-goers
able to learned American Sign Language
A successful signalman for the railroad
13.
A common test for bodily self-recognition
Is where capuchins reject cucumbers when grapes are available
Is called the Ayumu test
Involves placing a mark on an animal and seeing how it reacts
Is called cultural competence
14.
A behavior noticed in chimpanzees that could indicate bodily self-recognition is
Use of ocher on fur
Lip smacking behavior
Finger-in-ear behavior
Grass-in-ear behavior
15.
One difference between humans and chimpanzees in terms of cooperation is that
Chimps cooperate on the basis of shared values
Chimps are unable to cooperate
Humans often cooperate based on shared ideas or culture
Humans cooperate only with people they known closely
16.
Assigning human qualities is called
Behaviorist paradigm
The mark test
Anthropomorphizing
Reciprocity
17.
In a case where a chimpanzee died, the other chimps
Gathered in a large group and inspected the body
Began to construct a primitive altar
Ignored the body
Buried the body
18.
According to Stephen Asma, animals have emotion
But not intelligence
Because they learn them from older individuals
To mourn the dead
To flee from predators, mate, and care for their young
19.
Jane Goodall regards chimpanzee waterfall displays as
loaded with symbolism
Sacred monkey trees
An expression of awe and wonder
A simple threat-display by male chimpanzees
20.
Neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel thinks human intellect is due to the number of neurons in our brain and where they are located rather than sheer size.
True
False
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