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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 does May first react to his new sight?
(a) He blinds himself again.
(b) He is elated and awed.
(c) He is unable to make sense of what he sees.
(d) Since he had seen when he was younger, it was no big deal.

2. What were men asked to rate in an experiment the author cites?
(a) How easy it is to solve a given problem.
(b) The ease at drawing a simple picture they are shown.
(c) The ease at remembering names.
(d) How attractive they found women's faces in photographs they are shown.

3. Of what is the phenomenon of depth being stimulated on a flat page an example?
(a) Magic.
(b) Third dimension painting.
(c) The hand is quicker than the eye.
(d) Optical illusions.

4. What does an experiment that has people associate words such as "like" or "dislike" measure?
(a) Prejudicial feelings about different reaces.
(b) Prejudicial feelings about people from certain countries.
(c) Preferences for certain flavors of ice cream
(d) Preferences for certain cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Eagleman compare the world the microscope opened up?

2. To what are innumerable facets of ourselves linked?

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

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

5. How do some scientist define intelligence?

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