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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the brain interprets the world through the sense of smell?
(a) The olfactory lobe.
(b) The amygdala.
(c) The brainstem.
(d) The neocortex.

2. What is the first part of the human fetal brain to develop?
(a) The amygdala.
(b) The neocortex.
(c) The hippocampus.
(d) The brainstem.

3. Emotions, like instincts, have helped humans survive by doing what, according to the author in Part One: Chapter 1, “What Are Emotions For?”
(a) Creating a universal language for all humans.
(b) Driving them to action.
(c) Portraying strength.
(d) Encouraging relationships.

4. Dr. Antonio Damasio works at the College of Medicine at what university?
(a) Pennsylvania State University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) The University of Iowa.
(d) Rutgers University.

5. For what publication did Daniel Goleman write for twelve years, specializing in psychology and brain sciences?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Denver Post.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard Gardner works at what institution?

2. Daniel Goleman currently co-directs the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations at what university?

3. Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define emotional intelligence into five categories. What is the third category?

4. The author refers to EI as which of the following?

5. Psychologists Lizabeth Roemer and Thomas Borkovec work at what university?

(see the answer key)

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