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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. How do photographs of different races reveal something about the mind?
(a) The conscious mind might be prejudice but most will not acknowledge their feelings.
(b) It shows how sight is both an unconscious and conscious action.
(c) Prejudice can be hidden in the unconscious.
(d) It demonstrates how sight affects conscious choices.

2. What does Eagleman say we are at the mercy of?
(a) Medical advancements.
(b) Our own upbringing.
(c) Fate.
(d) The unconscious workings of our minds.

3. According to Eagleman, what is possibly the essence of the human being?
(a) Love.
(b) Motivation.
(c) The ability to interact with other human beings.
(d) Only the result of a string of very complex biological processes.

4. What problem does Eagleman describe in illustrating how the mind may be divided?
(a) When developing the polygraph, how to distinguish between saying one thing and expressing something different with body language.
(b) Counting recurring numbers without missing one.
(c) The problem of longitude.
(d) An early problem in the development of artificial intelligence.

5. What percent of monkeys showed overly aggressive personalities?
(a) 1.
(b) 22.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Eagleman, what disease can cause hallucinations?

2. How does Eagleman answer the question about whether the actor is racist or not?

3. What does Eagleman say a man named Alex started demonstrating?

4. What are those people called who sort out baby chickens by their gender?

5. What does the amygdala regulate?

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