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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. Why did the subjects say about why they chose the pictures of the women that they did?
(a) All the men mentioned the dilated eyes.
(b) Only two mentioned that they thought women's eyes were sexier dilated.
(c) The men were not asked why they chose the pictures.
(d) They had various reasons but none mentioned dilated eyes.

2. At what age does Mike May lose his vision?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

3. About how many pounds does a brain weigh?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. To what does Eagleman compare consciousness?
(a) A camera.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A video recorder.
(d) A newspaper.

5. When do major league baseball players begin their swing while batting?
(a) Before the brain has time to visually process the ball.
(b) As soon as the brain has time to visually process the ball.
(c) The instant they hear the ball leave the pitcher's hand.
(d) As soon as the brain processes the sound of the ball's approach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do our conscious minds remain unaware of in the analogy Eagleman offers?

2. What are two examples of optical illusions?

3. What do dilated eyes have to do with the experiment the author mentions?

4. Of what is the phenomenon of depth being stimulated on a flat page an example?

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

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