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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
Anthropocentrism
Unilineal evolution
Uniformitarianism
Egalitarianism
2.
Humans and fruit flies shares about 60 percent of the same core genes.
True
False
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.
Using language
Swimming
Flinging poo
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
Language
Body language
Learning
The air
8.
“Imo” the macaque monkey
Was a chimp who learned how to fish for termites
Was a chimpanzee who learned American Sign Language
Was a railroad signalman
Began a culture of potato washing among monkeys
9.
The mutual exchange of favors or goods is called
Social hierarchy
Reciprocity
Holism
Culture
10.
Only humans have reciprocal relationships
True
False
11.
Ayumu out-competes humans
Because they have a higher encephalization quotient
Because chimpanzees have more cortical neurons than humans
In a test of working memory
In a test of cooperation
12.
Jack the baboon was
able to learned American Sign Language
able to hide rocks from zoo-goers
able to wash potatoes
A successful signalman for the railroad
13.
A common test for bodily self-recognition
Involves placing a mark on an animal and seeing how it reacts
Is called cultural competence
Is where capuchins reject cucumbers when grapes are available
Is called the Ayumu test
14.
A behavior noticed in chimpanzees that could indicate bodily self-recognition is
Use of ocher on fur
Grass-in-ear behavior
Finger-in-ear behavior
Lip smacking behavior
15.
One difference between humans and chimpanzees in terms of cooperation is that
Humans often cooperate based on shared ideas or culture
Humans cooperate only with people they known closely
Chimps are unable to cooperate
Chimps cooperate on the basis of shared values
16.
Assigning human qualities is called
Behaviorist paradigm
Anthropomorphizing
Reciprocity
The mark test
17.
In a case where a chimpanzee died, the other chimps
Gathered in a large group and inspected the body
Ignored the body
Buried the body
Began to construct a primitive altar
18.
According to Stephen Asma, animals have emotion
Because they learn them from older individuals
To flee from predators, mate, and care for their young
But not intelligence
To mourn the dead
19.
Jane Goodall regards chimpanzee waterfall displays as
A simple threat-display by male chimpanzees
An expression of awe and wonder
Sacred monkey trees
loaded with symbolism
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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