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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. What does the author say lies underneath one's exterior looks?
(a) Sophisticated machinery.
(b) A simple network of interlocking pieces.
(c) A world of its own.
(d) A string of double helixes.

2. What does Eagleman say seeing is?
(a) An ability that is easy to mimic with computers.
(b) A complex series of lower and higher mental processes.
(c) A skill that will someday be obsolete.
(d) An overrated skill.

3. What does each brain cell send to other cells?
(a) Messages for interpretation.
(b) Food.
(c) Electrical impulses.
(d) Oxygen.

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

5. How often does one cell send something to other cells?
(a) A few times an hour.
(b) At least daily.
(c) Whenever it has the energy to do so.
(d) Hundreds of times per second.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another type of brain cell?

2. How much of our brain is devoted to sight?

3. How does the author refer to the brain?

4. What happens to May after some time of having his sight back?

5. What seems natural to most people?

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