Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 4 The Kinds of Thoughts That Are Thinkable)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Eagleman say has happened to complicated processes in his analogy of consciousness?
a) They have been compressed to dots.
b) They have been compressed from novels to short stores.
c) The processes have been compressed into headlines.
d) They have been jumbled into split images.

2. What does the logic puzzle that Eagleman challenges readers with involve?
a) Colors and shapes.
b) Shapes and numbers.
c) Light and dark shapes.
d) Colors and numbers.

3. What does each brain cell send to other cells?
a) Messages for interpretation.
b) Electrical impulses.
c) Food.
d) Oxygen.

4. What would happen if the people...
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