Which scientist was the first to elaborate the concept of the meme?
Charles Darwin
Richard Dawkins
Leda Cosmides
Stephen Jay Gould

Which of the following is a basic difference between genes and memes?
Genes are made of molecules and memes are not
Genes evolved before memes
Genes produce greater variety than memes
Separate genes cannont combine, but separate memes can

Which meme is most likely to work for the benefit of the genes (i.e., to promote reproduction)?
It is not a feminine duty to stay in the home
Women have a right to abort pregnancies if they choose
Children are a blessing from God
Children are expensive to raise in modern society

Which of the following processes operates on both genes and memes?
Natural selection
Conjugation
Mutation caused by cosmic rays
Strict Mendelian inheritance laws

Which meme operates in opposition to the "interests" of genes?
Large families provide a unique happiness to their members
Birth control is unnatural and evil
Children's innocence helps to refresh the minds of adults
Fulfillment can be found through the pursuit of a career

Memes are often compared to which entities?
Cells
Viruses
Protists
Molecules

Which meme best exemplifies vertical transmission?
The internet is the most efficient way to find information
Women have the right to abort pregnancies if they choose
The Bible is the inspired word of God
Domestic violence is a major problem

In which society would a variety of memes be most capable of wide spread?
Ancient Egypt
Modern Cuba
Eleventh-century Europe
Nineteenth-century Europe

Which process seems to be taking place today?
Parentally-transmitted memes are being commonly outcompeted by memes specializing in horizontal transmission
Scientific memes are being outcompeted by memes emphasizing tradition
The memes of the intellectuals are converging with working-class memes
Memes held by the majority are being given increasingly greater respect

Which type of meme experiences the most intense competition?
Memes encouraging violence
Vertically transmitted memes
Horizontally transmitted memes
Memes that undergo few mutations

Which meme set is most likely to mutate?
American libertarianism
Jewish dietary laws
Catholic rituals
American Indian traditions

Which situation fosters the highest rate of memetic mutation?
Memes are transmitted by word of mouth from one generation to the next
Memes are written down on clay tablets by specially trained scribes at the command of the monarch
Memes are mass-printed using the newly-invented movable type printing press
Memes are generally stored as computer files

Which of the following memes is most likely to promote the spread of a nationalist ideology like Nazism?
The citizens of the world should unite to help the environment
Europeans have better manners than others
Citizens of our nation are of the best genetic stock
Democracy is only proper when the people understand it

Which meme is least likely to be found in conjunction with witch trial memes?
All sinners are condemned
Sorcery is a pact with the Devil
Women's souls are weaker than men's, and succumb to temptation more easily
Apparitions are really just hallucinations

Which meme set dates back the farthest?
Modern American libertarianism
Astrology
Secular humanism
Machiavelli's political theory

Which memes are the most vulnerable to frequent mutations?
Fashion sense
Philosophical conclusions
Religious ideologies
Political perspectives

Which medium is most conducive to memetic transmission?
A personal note
An annoying television commercial
A specialized presentation
A public website

Which technology had the smallest effect on memetic transmission?
The wheel
The radio
The computer
The space shuttle

Which medium is best at allowing the most users to share the most memes with the most people?
The wheel
The telephone
The roadside billboard
The internet

Of what type is memetic transmission on the internet?
Vertical transmission
Horizontal transmission
Oblique transmission
Meteoric transmission