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  • 1. Where are macaques commonly found?
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) South America
  • 2. What is the scientific name for the crab-eating macaque?
A) Macaca sylvanus
B) Macaca mulatta
C) Macaca fascicularis
D) Macaca nemestrina
  • 3. Which of the following is a subspecies of the Japanese macaque?
A) Tibetan macaque
B) Yakushima macaque
C) Indian macaque
D) Barbary macaque
  • 4. Which subfamily do macaques belong to?
A) Hominidae
B) Callitrichidae
C) Cercopithecinae
D) Ponginae
  • 5. What is a common nickname for the long-tailed macaque?
A) Mountain macaque
B) Dusky leaf monkey
C) Crab-eating macaque
D) Forest macaque
  • 6. What is the color of the face of a rhesus macaque?
A) Purple
B) Blue
C) Green
D) Pink
  • 7. What type of climate do most macaque species prefer?
A) Temperate
B) Tropical or subtropical
C) Desert
D) Arctic
  • 8. Which macaque species is also known as the 'snow monkey'?
A) Japanese macaque
B) Pig-tailed macaque
C) Stump-tailed macaque
D) Assam macaque
  • 9. How many species of macaques are currently recognized?
A) 30
B) 15
C) 23
D) 18
  • 10. Which region is NOT part of the natural habitat range for macaques?
A) South America
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) North Africa
  • 11. What type of diet do macaques primarily follow?
A) Insectivorous
B) Herbivorous
C) Carnivorous
D) Frugivorous
  • 12. What is the primary social structure of macaques?
A) Equal male and female dominance
B) Solitary living
C) Around dominant matriarchs
D) Random groupings
  • 13. What adaptation allows some macaques to carry extra food?
A) Long tails
B) Large cheek pouches
C) Webbed feet
D) Prehensile hands
  • 14. What is a common issue with synanthropic macaques in urban areas?
A) They are harmless and friendly
B) They help control pest populations
C) They can carry transmittable diseases
D) They do not interact with humans
  • 15. Which feature is NOT typical for macaque tails?
A) Moderate
B) Short
C) Totally absent in all species
D) Long
  • 16. What is the range of head and body length for male macaques?
A) 20 to 40 cm
B) 60 to 80 cm
C) 41 to 70 cm
D) 30 to 50 cm
  • 17. What is the conservation status of most macaque species according to IUCN?
A) Vulnerable to critically endangered
B) Least concern
C) Near threatened
D) Extinct in the wild
  • 18. What is the effectiveness of sterilizing 80% of female macaques every five years?
A) It has no significant effect on population
B) It only affects male offspring
C) It increases the population
D) It could effectively reduce the population
  • 19. In human settings, what do macaques often rely on for food?
A) Predominantly hunting small animals
B) Direct handouts from people.
C) Only natural fruits and insects
D) Exclusively agricultural crops
  • 20. Who described M. florentina in 1872?
A) Cocchi
B) Stromer
C) Schaub & Azzaroli
D) Schlosser
  • 21. What behavior might a higher-ranking macaque exhibit towards a lower-ranking one?
A) Remove berries from the other monkey's mouth.
B) Ignore the presence of lower-ranking individuals
C) Offer grooming services
D) Share food equally with all group members
  • 22. Which prehistoric macaque species was described by Schlosser in 1924?
A) M. majori
B) M. anderssoni
C) M. jiangchuanensis
D) M. libyca
  • 23. What human behavior affects the movement of rhesus macaques in Florida?
A) Ignoring them completely.
B) Hunting them regularly.
C) Feeding them, altering their movement patterns.
D) Building shelters for them.
  • 24. Which prehistoric macaque species is sometimes included in M. sylvanus?
A) M. anderssoni
B) M. jiangchuanensis
C) M. majori
D) M. libyca
  • 25. What feature do some macaque species have that joins toes together?
A) Skin folds
B) Hooves
C) Claws
D) Webbed feet
  • 26. Which part of their anatomy do macaques use for carrying extra food?
A) Cheek pouches
B) Stomach folds
C) Tail compartments
D) Back pockets
  • 27. What percentage of a typical macaque social group consists of juveniles?
A) 15%
B) 30%
C) 5%
D) 50%
  • 28. What percentage of captive rhesus macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus?
A) 10-30%
B) 20-40%
C) 50-70%
D) 73–100%
  • 29. What is one method used to protect native birds from macaque predation?
A) Using loud noises
B) Planting specific trees
C) Building birdhouses
D) Introducing more predators
  • 30. In what year were the first macaque clones created using somatic cell nuclear transfer?
A) 2005
B) 2020
C) 1997
D) 2018
  • 31. What is a notable similarity between macaques and humans?
A) Similarity in emotional and cognitive development
B) Identical physical appearance
C) No significant similarities
D) Same diet preferences
  • 32. What is the reproductive rate of some forest-dwelling macaque species?
A) Much lower than rhesus macaques
B) Not mentioned in the text
C) Higher than rhesus macaques
D) Same as rhesus macaques
  • 33. What cloning method was used to create the macaque clones Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua?
A) Somatic cell nuclear transfer
B) Artificial insemination
C) Gene editing
D) Embryo splitting
  • 34. What is the typical percentage of adult males in a macaque social group?
A) 35%
B) 15%
C) 50%
D) 5%
  • 35. What disease can rhesus macaques carry that is potentially fatal to humans?
A) Herpes B virus
B) Simian foamy virus
C) Ebola virus
D) Rabies
  • 36. What is a common misconception about tailless macaques?
A) They live exclusively in trees
B) They are often mistakenly called apes
C) They are the largest primates
D) They cannot swim
  • 37. What percentage of adult females is typically found in a macaque social group?
A) 15%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 30%
  • 38. What is the primary component of a macaque's diet?
A) Meat
B) Fruit
C) Fish
D) Insects
  • 39. What is the name of the vaccine used for inducing infertility in female macaques?
A) Rabies vaccine
B) Herpes B vaccine
C) Porcine zona pellucida (PZP)
D) Simian foamy virus vaccine
  • 40. Which macaque species is known for having skin folds joining the toes?
A) Only arboreal species
B) All species
C) Some species
D) No species
  • 41. Where is there an introduced population of rhesus macaques outside their native range?
A) The Sahara Desert in Africa
B) The US state of Florida
C) The Amazon Rainforest in South America
D) The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
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