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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Brooks states that there is little connection between a child's ability to complete homework and what?
(a) His behavioral patterns.
(b) His success on tests.
(c) His IQ.
(d) His earning potential.

2. How does Elliot lose his capacity to feel emotion in Chapter 1?
(a) He has an aneurysm.
(b) He is in a car accident.
(c) He has a brain tumor.
(d) He suffers a stroke.

3. In the introduction, Brooks says a study of the inner mind highlights the capacity of humanity to do what?
(a) Form bonds.
(b) Stive for greatness.
(c) Procreate.
(d) Act irrationally.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Brooks show that neurons do when we are near someone we are bonded to socially?
(a) Charge at faster rates.
(b) Pulse at regular intervals.
(c) Stay dormant.
(d) Mirror the other person's neurons.

5. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?
(a) An earthquake area.
(b) A accident scene.
(c) A flood.
(d) A nude woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Taylor's tactic for making children learn?

2. What is the story Julia tells Harold in Chapter 5 about?

3. How much more likely are people to laugh with others than by themselves?

4. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?

5. In Chapter 2, Brooks points out that the female orgasm is what type of process?

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