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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. What indicates a state of sexual arousal in women?
(a) Lack of focus.
(b) It varies individual to individual.
(c) Dilated eyes.
(d) Closed eyes.

2. What have we humans thrown ourselves into deciphering?
(a) The language of individual, specialized cells.
(b) Our emotional world.
(c) Our means of connecting the brain to the heart.
(d) Our own programming language.

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

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

5. How does the author refer to the brain?
(a) As the organ that works in tandem with the heart.
(b) As the mission control center.
(c) As the guts of the individual life.
(d) As five pounds of power.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another type of brain cell?

3. What does the author call self-healing material?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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