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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Testimony of the Senses: What Is Experience Really Like?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Mike May regain his vision?
(a) 55.
(b) 32.
(c) 23.
(d) 46.

2. What does the author call self-healing material?
(a) Internal organs.
(b) Bones.
(c) The brain.
(d) The skin.

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

4. How far in the past do we actually "live"?
(a) We actually live slightly into the future.
(b) A few milliseconds.
(c) A second or two.
(d) Sometimes up to a minute.

5. What is the most important part of seeing?
(a) How seeing stimulates the brain to be more productive.
(b) How seeing enables social interaction.
(c) What the unconscious brain does with the information.
(d) How one uses the information gained by sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consistency of the brain?

2. To what does Eagleman compare consciousness?

3. What does the author say lies underneath one's exterior looks?

4. What indicates a state of sexual arousal in women?

5. How does Alberts convince one African that the native's tongue is still intact?

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