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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. What does the novice sorter eventually do in order to become an expert sorter?
(a) Intuit the difference with their minds.
(b) Internalize the task.
(c) Feel the difference in feather softness.
(d) Close their eyes and hear the difference.

2. What can insects do that human beings cannot do?
(a) Insects can see wavelengths we cannot see.
(b) They can hear light as well as see it.
(c) They can see both sound and light.
(d) They can see the entire spectrum of light.

3. How much of the activity of our brain does the conscious mind represent?
(a) A small part.
(b) There is no way of judging that.
(c) About half of the activity.
(d) Most of the activity.

4. Of what are we unconscious when we move an arm?
(a) The flurry of neural impulses that caused the arm to move.
(b) If the arm moved before or after we thought about moving it.
(c) Why we moved the arm.
(d) If our brain or eyes initiated the move.

5. How do the eyes of blind people who recover their sight work compared to persons who are sighted since birth?
(a) The eyes both work the same in both groups.
(b) The formerly blind person's eyes often only work in strong light.
(c) The formerly blind person's eyes often do not work in tandem.
(d) The person who is sighted from birth can see better in low light.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eagleman say can happen even after we learn to see?

2. What does each brain cell send to other cells?

3. What does Eagleman say can get in the way of our efficiency?

4. What does the logic puzzle that Eagleman challenges readers with involve?

5. What studies does Eagleman look at in this chapter?

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