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  • 1. Where are macaques commonly found?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) South America
D) Africa
  • 2. What is the scientific name for the crab-eating macaque?
A) Macaca mulatta
B) Macaca nemestrina
C) Macaca fascicularis
D) Macaca sylvanus
  • 3. Which of the following is a subspecies of the Japanese macaque?
A) Yakushima macaque
B) Indian macaque
C) Tibetan macaque
D) Barbary macaque
  • 4. Which subfamily do macaques belong to?
A) Hominidae
B) Cercopithecinae
C) Callitrichidae
D) Ponginae
  • 5. What is a common nickname for the long-tailed macaque?
A) Crab-eating macaque
B) Dusky leaf monkey
C) Forest macaque
D) Mountain macaque
  • 6. What is the color of the face of a rhesus macaque?
A) Purple
B) Green
C) Pink
D) Blue
  • 7. What type of climate do most macaque species prefer?
A) Desert
B) Temperate
C) Arctic
D) Tropical or subtropical
  • 8. Which macaque species is also known as the 'snow monkey'?
A) Stump-tailed macaque
B) Assam macaque
C) Pig-tailed macaque
D) Japanese macaque
  • 9. How many species of macaques are currently recognized?
A) 23
B) 15
C) 18
D) 30
  • 10. Which region is NOT part of the natural habitat range for macaques?
A) North Africa
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Asia
  • 11. What type of diet do macaques primarily follow?
A) Insectivorous
B) Herbivorous
C) Frugivorous
D) Carnivorous
  • 12. What is the primary social structure of macaques?
A) Random groupings
B) Around dominant matriarchs
C) Solitary living
D) Equal male and female dominance
  • 13. What adaptation allows some macaques to carry extra food?
A) Large cheek pouches
B) Long tails
C) Prehensile hands
D) Webbed feet
  • 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 help control pest populations
D) They can carry transmittable diseases
  • 15. Which feature is NOT typical for macaque tails?
A) Totally absent in all species
B) Moderate
C) Short
D) Long
  • 16. What is the range of head and body length for male macaques?
A) 20 to 40 cm
B) 30 to 50 cm
C) 60 to 80 cm
D) 41 to 70 cm
  • 17. What is the conservation status of most macaque species according to IUCN?
A) Vulnerable to critically endangered
B) Extinct in the wild
C) Least concern
D) Near threatened
  • 18. What is the effectiveness of sterilizing 80% of female macaques every five years?
A) It has no significant effect on population
B) It could effectively reduce the population
C) It only affects male offspring
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) Exclusively agricultural crops
D) Direct handouts from people.
  • 20. Who described M. florentina in 1872?
A) Schlosser
B) Schaub & Azzaroli
C) Cocchi
D) Stromer
  • 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) Offer grooming services
D) Share food equally with all group members
  • 22. Which prehistoric macaque species was described by Schlosser in 1924?
A) M. jiangchuanensis
B) M. libyca
C) M. majori
D) M. anderssoni
  • 23. What human behavior affects the movement of rhesus macaques in Florida?
A) Building shelters for them.
B) Feeding them, altering their movement patterns.
C) Ignoring them completely.
D) Hunting them regularly.
  • 24. Which prehistoric macaque species is sometimes included in M. sylvanus?
A) M. jiangchuanensis
B) M. libyca
C) M. anderssoni
D) M. majori
  • 25. What feature do some macaque species have that joins toes together?
A) Webbed feet
B) Claws
C) Hooves
D) Skin folds
  • 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) 50%
B) 15%
C) 5%
D) 30%
  • 28. What percentage of captive rhesus macaques are carriers of the herpes B virus?
A) 20-40%
B) 73–100%
C) 10-30%
D) 50-70%
  • 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) 2005
C) 1997
D) 2020
  • 31. What is a notable similarity between macaques and humans?
A) No significant similarities
B) Identical physical appearance
C) Same diet preferences
D) Similarity in emotional and cognitive development
  • 32. What is the reproductive rate of some forest-dwelling macaque species?
A) Much lower than rhesus macaques
B) Same as rhesus macaques
C) Not mentioned in the text
D) Higher than rhesus macaques
  • 33. What cloning method was used to create the macaque clones Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua?
A) Somatic cell nuclear transfer
B) Embryo splitting
C) Artificial insemination
D) Gene editing
  • 34. What is the typical percentage of adult males in a macaque social group?
A) 35%
B) 5%
C) 15%
D) 50%
  • 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 live exclusively in trees
B) They cannot swim
C) They are the largest primates
D) They are often mistakenly called apes
  • 37. What percentage of adult females is typically found in a macaque social group?
A) 35%
B) 15%
C) 30%
D) 50%
  • 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) Simian foamy virus vaccine
B) Rabies vaccine
C) Herpes B vaccine
D) Porcine zona pellucida (PZP)
  • 40. Which macaque species is known for having skin folds joining the toes?
A) Some species
B) No species
C) Only arboreal species
D) All 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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