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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Life After the Monarchy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chapter 4 explore?
(a) The ways our conscious thinking get us in trouble.
(b) The limits to our unconscious thinking.
(c) How the conscious and unconscious minds can be complementary.
(d) The limits to our conscious thinking.

2. What culture does this actor slander?
(a) Mexican.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Arab.
(d) Jewish.

3. What did the actor do after the incident?
(a) Paid off the group that got the record removed.
(b) Denied it was about him.
(c) Wrote an apology and offered to repair the harm.
(d) Defended his position.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eagleman compare the conscious mind to the senses in a human being?

2. What monkeys were the ones that developed overly aggressive personalities?

3. Who is more likely to develop schizophrenia?

4. What does Eagleman say about implicit egotism?

5. What can insects do that human beings cannot do?

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