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

2. What can insects do that human beings cannot do?
(a) They can see the entire spectrum of light.
(b) They can see both sound and light.
(c) Insects can see wavelengths we cannot see.
(d) They can hear light as well as see it.

3. What does Eagleman say can get in the way of our efficiency?
(a) Our own tunnel vision.
(b) Other people's ideas of how something should be done.
(c) Being conscious of our actions.
(d) Other people's opinions.

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

5. In what number range does the author say the brain cells count?
(a) Hundreds of billions.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) Hundreds of trillions.
(d) Trillions of trillions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose brains must learn to make sense of visual input coming in?

2. Where does the incident take place that Eagleman describe from 1966?

3. What does the amount of brain effort that vision uses indicate about vision?

4. What does Eagleman say will shed some light on social issues?

5. What does Eagleman say is difficult?

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