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

2. What does the author call self-healing material?
(a) The skin.
(b) The brain.
(c) Internal organs.
(d) Bones.

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

4. How complex is the human brain?
(a) Almost unfathomably complex.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Fairly simple.
(d) Parts are simple and parts are somewhat complex.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many connections does a typical neuron make to neighboring neurons?

3. What indicates a state of sexual arousal in women?

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

5. How much of the activity of our brain does the conscious mind represent?

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