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