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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. How does the author describe parts of the brain?
(a) As discrete units that can be individually programmed.
(b) As independent of each other.
(c) As radically different one from the other.
(d) As self-configuring.

2. What happens when one's brain changes?
(a) The person is no longer functional.
(b) The person can become a genius.
(c) The person cannot change.
(d) The person changes.

3. What is another type of brain cell?
(a) Leukocytes.
(b) Nephrons.
(c) Glia.
(d) Neutrophils.

4. What does each human brain cell contain in its entirety?
(a) A way to manufacture food.
(b) The human genome.
(c) A way to produce energy.
(d) A way to process information.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does one cell send something to other cells?

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

3. What is the consistency of the brain?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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