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

2. What were men asked to rate in an experiment the author cites?
(a) The ease at remembering names.
(b) How easy it is to solve a given problem.
(c) The ease at drawing a simple picture they are shown.
(d) How attractive they found women's faces in photographs they are shown.

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

4. In what number range does the author say the brain cells count?
(a) Hundreds of trillions.
(b) Trillions of trillions.
(c) Hundreds of billions.
(d) Hundreds of thousands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the types of cells in the brain?

2. What is the consistency of the brain?

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

4. How does the author describe parts of the brain?

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

(see the answer key)

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