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