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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 the author call self-healing material?
(a) Internal organs.
(b) The skin.
(c) The brain.
(d) Bones.

2. What does Eagleman say about the ways to measure how our unconscious minds affect our conscious thinking?
(a) It is impossible to measure such a thing.
(b) It is a hit and miss sort of thing.
(c) Eagleman says he will not go into that idea.
(d) There are ways of measuring without even knowing one is doing so.

3. When do major league baseball players begin their swing while batting?
(a) As soon as the brain has time to visually process the ball.
(b) Before the brain has time to visually process the ball.
(c) The instant they hear the ball leave the pitcher's hand.
(d) As soon as the brain processes the sound of the ball's approach.

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

5. What does Eagleman say about the question as to whether the actor is racist or not?
(a) The question is more complex than either/or.
(b) The question is fairly black and white.
(c) If the question could be answered, we'd all be in trouble for the way we think.
(d) The question is rhetorical and not important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another way that demonstrates the power of the brain to define who we are?

2. What tells us that we experience the world as it actually exists?

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

4. What does each brain cell send to other cells?

5. How far in the past do we actually "live"?

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