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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Testimony of the Senses: What Is Experience Really Like?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illustrations does Eagleman present to show the concept from question 44?
(a) Illustrations of how the eye can move too fast to be accurate.
(b) Illustrations of pictures within pictures.
(c) Illustrations of optical illusions.
(d) Illustrations of the eye structure.

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

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

4. What does Eagleman say can happen even after we learn to see?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Our sight can be inaccurate.
(c) Our sight can be erratic.
(d) Our vision can be fooled.

5. How far in the past do we actually "live"?
(a) We actually live slightly into the future.
(b) A second or two.
(c) A few milliseconds.
(d) Sometimes up to a minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?

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

3. Why does Alberts take along a tape recorder on his journey?

4. What is the consistency of the brain?

5. How does the author refer to the brain?

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