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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) 1997.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1989.

2. What does the author say lies underneath one's exterior looks?
(a) A world of its own.
(b) A simple network of interlocking pieces.
(c) Sophisticated machinery.
(d) A string of double helixes.

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

4. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?
(a) Jung.
(b) Ericksson.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Freud.

5. How much of the activity of our brain does the conscious mind represent?
(a) A small part.
(b) Most of the activity.
(c) There is no way of judging that.
(d) About half of the activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what are thoughts underpinned?

2. What does each brain cell send to other cells?

3. What were men asked to rate in an experiment the author cites?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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