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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Kinds of Thoughts That Are Thinkable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?
(a) Jung.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Freud.
(d) Ericksson.

2. How does Eagleton support his statement about what is or is not hard wired into our brains?
(a) He says he cannot support it since it is only theoretical.
(b) He has the reader do an experiement on their own mind.
(c) He provides several examples.
(d) He says the reader must take his word on it.

3. What happens when one's brain changes?
(a) The person changes.
(b) The person is no longer functional.
(c) The person cannot change.
(d) The person can become a genius.

4. What does an experiment that has people associate words such as "like" or "dislike" measure?
(a) Preferences for certain cars.
(b) Preferences for certain flavors of ice cream
(c) Prejudicial feelings about people from certain countries.
(d) Prejudicial feelings about different reaces.

5. How does Alberts convince one African that the native's tongue is still intact?
(a) Having the man sing.
(b) Having the man hold his tongue and try to talk.
(c) Pulling on the tongue in question.
(d) Using a mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Mike May regain his vision?

2. If someone moves slightly towards the word dislike before choosing the word like, what does that indicate?

3. How far in the past do we actually "live"?

4. How does one device "show" a blind person his/her proximity to objects?

5. What does each human brain cell contain in its entirety?

(see the answer key)

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