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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grip of the Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the hand "think" about as it helps you get ready for the day?
(a) How to grasp something without dropping it.
(b) Nothing.
(c) How to move each muscle fgr each task.
(d) How to movie each tendon and ligament for each task.

2. What does Herophilus discover?
(a) The muscles along the spinal cord are denser because of the neurons packed in them.
(b) Some neurons connect muscles to the spinal cord; whereas, other connect muscles to bone.
(c) Neurons can regenerate.
(d) Neurons cannot regenerate.

3. Who is Robin Dunbar?
(a) A professor of archeology.
(b) A professor of genealogy.
(c) A professor of biology.
(d) A professor of anthropology.

4. How does David control the horses he raises?
(a) Rope and harness.
(b) Behavior modification.
(c) A touch of his hand.
(d) His mind.

5. What is one activity the author mentions that the hand usually does in the morning?
(a) Plays with a football.
(b) Conducts a symphony.
(c) Twisting a water faucet.
(d) Grooms the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Charles Sherrington, what is a natural progression?

2. What did the brain do when the forelimbs were no longer used to walk?

3. On the other hand, why might juggling have a use?

4. Why does the author say juggling might be considered a pastime that accomplishes nothing?

5. How long can a grip on a rock last for a climber?

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