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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Encouraging relationships.
(c) Driving them to action.
(d) Portraying strength.

2. What does “IQ” stand for?
(a) Insomnia Quotient.
(b) Indirect Question.
(c) Infinity Question.
(d) Intelligence Quotient.

3. In philosophy, what is the characteristic of any action, belief, or desire that makes their choice a necessity?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Attunement.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Relatedness.

4. Psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer define emotional intelligence into five categories. What is the third category?
(a) Knowing one’s emotions.
(b) Motivating one's self.
(c) Managing emotions.
(d) Handling relationships.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Daniel Goleman earn his Ph.D.?

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

3. Fear arouses the body to fight or flight by doing what within the body?

4. What does “EI” stand for?

5. What name refers to the groups of nuclei in the limbic system which store emotional memory assigning meaning to feelings?

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