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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Puppet Lessons from Alexandria and Dusseldorf.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the hand considered in the metaphor in number 26?
(a) The balance beam.
(b) The beak.
(c) The block.
(d) The bucket.

2. What does the addition and transport of weight by the upper body change?
(a) The speed at which the body can move.
(b) The ability to play a sport.
(c) The buoyancy of the body.
(d) The center of gravity.

3. Who says that the hand and brain both speak to each other?
(a) Henry Plotkin.
(b) Robertson Davies.
(c) Merlin Donald.
(d) Frank Wilson.

4. What does Rene Decartes think fluid in the eye does?
(a) Damages the optic nerve.
(b) Keeps the iris the correct color.
(c) Causes cataracts.
(d) Causes action.

5. To what do marionettes exhibit similarities?
(a) The human muscle and tendon configuration in arms and legs.
(b) Block and tackles.
(c) Leverage.
(d) The way a wedge works.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that prompted the author to write this book on the hand?

2. What supports the conscious dimension of action?

3. What does Galvani discover about electrical forces?

4. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?

5. What did hominids require in order to expand their range beyond the jungle?

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