The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture Test | Final Test - Easy

Final Test

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. For what does the thumb have to be long enough?
a) To bend at a 90 degree angle.
b) To touch the last finger at its base.
c) To have two joints.
d) To reach the fingertips.

2. Who wrote The Educated Mind?
a) Moshe Feldenkrais.
b) John Jessup.
c) Kieran Egan.
d) Frank Wilson.

3. Why was Serge Percelly told he had the eye for tennis?
a) He could see where the ball was going and meet it there.
b) His hand-eye coordination was above average.
c) His retina had more nerves endings than average.
d) His forearms were unusually well developed.

4. Until recently, how have anthropologists perceived ape and human hands?
a) As structurally...
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