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