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