Test your Carnal Knowledge

A quick quiz to determine how keenly you're attuned to the science of sex - and whether that's a good thing.

July 09, 2007|By Faye Flam, Inquirer Staff Writer
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By looking for fossilized condoms at Neanderthal sites and H. sapiens sites.

By looking for signs of Neanderthal skeletons in compromising positions at H. sapiens sites.

By retrieving Neanderthal DNA trapped in amber, using cloning technology to bring some Neanderthals to life, and then setting them loose in New York's nightclub scene.

13. Which of the following is a tactic for picking up women recommended in The Mystery Method and later shown to work in a psychology experiment?

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Being picky.

Driving a Porsche.

Paying for multiple rounds of drinks.

Making the bed.

14. Which of the following does zoologist Robin Baker consider a real side effect of male masturbation?

It causes blindness.

It drains energy.

It can cause a permanent decrease in sperm count.

It can temporarily increase fertility by cleaning out old, tired sperm to be replaced by new, fresh ones.

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Your score. 10-14 correct: You are either a faithful reader or extremely science savvy, or both.

5-9 correct: You're probably a faithful reader and very science savvy but were tripped up by the trick questions.

0-5 correct: Congratulations, your sex life was so great that you didn't have time to read the paper.


Contact columnist Faye Flam

at 215-854-4977 or fflam@phillynews.com .



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