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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Why Blameworthiness Is the Wrong Question.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do most of us notice in the world around us?
(a) Just when something is out of the ordinary.
(b) About ninety percent of what is actually there.
(c) About ten percent of what is actually there.
(d) That which impacts our safety.

4. 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) As soon as the brain processes the sound of the ball's approach.
(d) The instant they hear the ball leave the pitcher's hand.

5. To what does the author compare a single brain cell in its complexity?
(a) A village.
(b) A maze.
(c) A city.
(d) A ball team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is difficult to do when it comes to sorting young chickens?

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

3. What question does Eagleman pose about the actor?

4. Whose brains must learn to make sense of visual input coming in?

5. How complex is the human brain?

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