Here's some basic questions I've not seen answered anywhere yet:

VILLAGER SKILL AREAS PROPERTIES:
When a villager has a skill level in an area that you don't currently have checked as a work preference, I've noticed that they'll nonethless occasionally initiate work in this area. My questions have to do with whether they get the full benefit of their other skills areas if that area isn't currently checked as their work preference.

QUESTION 1: If a master farmer is set to research and takes a fishing break, can he still catch a crab even though his preferences aren't set to farming and his description reads "adept scientist" instead of "master farmer"?

QUESTION 2: If a villager is an adept or trainee doctor, but their work preference is set to one of their other skill areas, will they initiate healing if one of your VV's gets sick while you're away from the computer? Or must they have healing checked as their work preference to initiate healing?

QUESTION 3: If you don't have breeding checked but they've got experience (trainee parent) will they take initiative in this area and head for the love shack when they're supposed to be researching / farming?

QUESTION 4: It seems like Master Scientists earn tech points faster than Adept or Trainee, but they all get the same number of points per "research unit" only Masters earn them faster, or do they earn more points per "research" the higher the level? With farmers, it seems like each food basket is worth the same amount, but master farmers are a little faster in gathering. Adepts don't seem faster than trainees but seem less likely to goof off. Is this perception correct and is this how it works?

TECH LEVELS PROPERTIES:

QUESTION 1: Level 2 and Level 3 Science enable them to earn tech points faster. How MUCH faster and how does that work? I've not noticed much of a difference in how much faster they earn points now that I've got level 2. Do they just complete each "research unit" faster in level 2 and faster still in level 3, or do they actually get more points at the higher level. If so, how many points do they get at #2 and #3?

QUESTION 2: Does Level 2 Spirituality have any impact whatsoever other than enabling them to bury their dead and being an interim step toward getting Level 3 which is apparently needed for the temple & idol? (am not there yet)

QUESTION 3: Does the Fertility Fish enable the VV's to have twins & triplets or is that only possible w/ Fertility level #3?

QUESTION 4: Medicine and Longevity. Okay, when I only had Level 1 medicine, people got Elderly at 50. Then I bought Level 2, and my 50 year old went back to "healthy" and others who have turned 50 didn't get Elderly. But the guy who had been elderly at 50 has reverted to Elderly status at age 58. (eek!) although his red "life / health" bar is at the max. I'm guessing this is because he'd already been "elderly" once? What's the normal age for "Elderly" at level 2 medicine vs level 3 medicine?
Does this also affect how old a woman can be and still breed?

QUESTION 5: Re: Medicine again. Do you have to have Level 3 medicine before anybody can become a Master Doctor?

That's it for now. Will probably think of a few more when I go back to the game. Anybody got answers for any of the above?

Thanks,

Kathryn C.
(aka "makalapa" cuz I used to live there)