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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Mind: The Gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the eyes of blind people who recover their sight work compared to persons who are sighted since birth?
(a) The formerly blind person's eyes often only work in strong light.
(b) The person who is sighted from birth can see better in low light.
(c) The eyes both work the same in both groups.
(d) The formerly blind person's eyes often do not work in tandem.

2. Who cannot immediately discern depth and movement as someone who has had vision since birth?
(a) Someone who has cataracts removed.
(b) Everyone who is sighted can immediately discern depth and movement.
(c) Someone who closes the eyes for more than a few seconds and then opens them.
(d) Blind people who recover their sight.

3. What tells us that we experience the world as it actually exists?
(a) Our knowledge.
(b) Our previous experiences.
(c) Our intuition.
(d) Our senses.

4. What is the consistency of the brain?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Bread.
(c) Milk.
(d) Jello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gap does Eagleman explore?

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

3. At what age does Mike May lose his vision?

4. What is another type of brain cell?

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

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