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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Execution.
(c) Perception.
(d) Calculation.

2. Regarding our ability to process emotion and stimuli, to what does Brooks compare human beings?
(a) King's Cross.
(b) Laguardia.
(c) Grand Central Station.
(d) Heathrow.

3. What rare ability does Harold have in high school society?
(a) He can mirror cliques.
(b) He can laugh at an insult.
(c) He can get A's without studying.
(d) He can speak to girls.

4. In Chapter 8, what step does Brooks suggest is most important to decision-making?
(a) Calculation.
(b) Perception.
(c) Execution.
(d) Frustration.

5. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?
(a) Ethan Allen.
(b) Ikea.
(c) Pier One.
(d) Crate and Barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the delinquents in John Bowlby's study think they were abandoned?

2. According to Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, how many pieces of information can the unconscious mind take in?

3. Which tennis star does Brooks compare Erica to in Chapter 8?

4. As he grows in Chapter 4, Harold develops the ability to always quote an appropriate what?

5. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?

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