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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the juggling riddle?
(a) Asking riddles while you juggler to demonstrate your expertise.
(b) How many balls it takes a juggler to feel accomplished.
(c) How three balls can be in motion yet one held in the hand at the same time.
(d) How a juggler can hold two balls in each hand and juggle two.

2. According to Wilson, what did the expansion of territory by hominids require?
(a) Group cooperation.
(b) Good leadership.
(c) Equality of the sexes.
(d) Inequality of the sexes.

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

4. What does Merlin Donald's theory of cultural and cognitive evolution propose?
(a) The human body developed in a three-stage process.
(b) The human brain developed in a three-stage process.
(c) The human brain developed in a stop-and-go process.
(d) The groupings of tribes developed in a two-stage process.

5. How many types of grips does Mary Marzke classify?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

6. What is the critical significance of the paddle in Duchenne's model?
(a) It allows for greater rotation.
(b) It sends simultaneous signals that result in the interplay of movement.
(c) It leaves one muscle group balanced.
(d) It leaves one muscle group unbalanced.

7. Where in Europe does Wilson take his interest in the performance problems of musicians?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

8. What is the hand's optimal position over the keyboard?
(a) A gentle curve.
(b) With the fingers spread as far as possible.
(c) With the palm slightly convex.
(d) With the fingers fairly rigid.

9. What is one thing that demonstrates the integration of movement in the shoulder, arm and hand?
(a) The rotation of the palm
(b) The clenching of the fist.
(c) The unfolding of the fingers.
(d) The rotation of the arm.

10. What did the brain do when the forelimbs were no longer used to walk?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Developed other means of walking on all fours.
(c) Retrained itself not to use them for walking
(d) Made them functional in other areas.

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

12. Who is Sir Charles Bell?
(a) The only British doctor who performs surgery even after the loss of one hand.
(b) A Scottish surgeon who is a contemporary of Charles Darwin.
(c) A famous Scottish composer.
(d) A famous Irish composer.

13. Where does the hand's optimal strength lie when rock climbing?
(a) Fingertips.
(b) Grip.
(c) Heel of hand.
(d) Position.

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

15. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?
(a) The muscle itself.
(b) The spinal cord.
(c) The blood.
(d) The brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the shoulder, arm and hand in being fully integrated?

2. What is the ability to design and manufacture tools considered by Wilson?

3. To what do marionettes exhibit similarities?

4. What is paleoanthropology?

5. How is the arm different from the leg in how it's attached to the body?

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