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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 There's Someone In My Head, But It's Not Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what are thoughts underpinned?
(a) Electrical waves.
(b) Sound.
(c) Fluids.
(d) Physical stuff.

2. When does Arthur Alberts travel from New York to Africa?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2004.

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

4. How many connections does a typical neuron make to neighboring neurons?
(a) 100.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10.

5. What is one of the types of cells in the brain?
(a) Nephrons.
(b) Erythrocytes.
(c) Hepatic.
(d) Neurons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How complex is the human brain?

2. What happens when one's brain changes?

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

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

5. About how many pounds does a brain weigh?

(see the answer key)

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