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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. How does one device "show" a blind person his/her proximity to objects?
(a) It pushes the person in one direction or another when it senses an obstacle.
(b) It gives a slight electrical shock to the person's arm where it is attached.
(c) It beeps when its sensors notice an object in the person's path.
(d) It uses a series of electrodes on the back that pulsed in different ways according to the person's proximity to objects.

2. What do our conscious minds remain unaware of in the analogy Eagleman offers?
(a) The way the images are bounced through the mind like light in a camera.
(b) The way the images are recorded as fact but much more exists that the video camera does not capture.
(c) The full story.
(d) The way the images fit together.

3. What did the group do with the arresting record?
(a) Confronted the actor in person on live television.
(b) Tried to get rid of the record.
(c) Made it public.
(d) Bribed an officer to destroy the record.

4. What did others say about the incident?
(a) They dismissed it as the rantings of a drunken man, which is a common thing.
(b) They believed the actor was under duress and did not mean it.
(c) They believed the police officer misrepresented the incident.
(d) They said there is no way to know whether the actor believes one way or the other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something the brain has to learn?

2. When do major league baseball players begin their swing while batting?

3. What is the most important part of seeing?

4. What does the author call self-healing material?

5. What is the consistency of the brain?

(see the answer key)

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