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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine, The Gift of Tongues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?
(a) They are easiest for him to visualize.
(b) They are the easiest words to learn.
(c) They have a mathematical element.
(d) The tense does not change.

2. What made Daniel groggy at times and sensitive to sunlight?
(a) His lack of a good night's sleep.
(b) His seizures.
(c) His medication for epilepsy.
(d) The lack of vegetables in his diet.

3. In what experiment did Daniel participate with Dr. Gary Morgan in 2005?
(a) Reacting to bird song.
(b) Emotional language.
(c) Learning British sign language.
(d) Synesthetic connections.

4. What two tests were given Daniel to diagnosis his epilepsy?
(a) EEG and MRI.
(b) CAT and MRI.
(c) Bloodwork and skin testing.
(d) X-ray and EEG.

5. What caused Daniel to be interested in learning Spanish?
(a) Neil spoke the language.
(b) A television show he watched that was in Spanish.
(c) He was about to take a trip to Mexico.
(d) A conversation with Neil's mother about Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the German boy that Daniel wanted to be closer to in secondary school?

2. Professor Ramachandran theorizes that language emerged:

3. In Chapter 6, Daniel goes into detail to explain a certain mathematical topic. Which topic is that?

4. What type of epilepsy was Daniel diagnosed with?

5. Two of the secondary school subjects that Daniel struggled with were:

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