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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 seems natural to most people?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Processing physical data.
(c) Believing what we see is real.
(d) Seeing.

2. 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.

3. What do most of us notice in the world around us?
(a) About ninety percent of what is actually there.
(b) That which impacts our safety.
(c) About ten percent of what is actually there.
(d) Just when something is out of the ordinary.

4. What happened to Gage?
(a) He lost both his sight and his hearing.
(b) He was blinded.
(c) He lost his ability to understand complex ideas.
(d) A portion of his brain was completely destroyed.

5. What does the amount of brain effort that vision uses indicate about vision?
(a) The brain is so capable, it doesn't take much of it for any sensory input.
(b) It can take place while easily freeing the brain for other matters.
(c) Vision is an extremely complex process.
(d) Vision is a very simple process of mirrors and reflections.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eagleman say about the ability to sort?

2. When does Arthur Alberts travel from New York to Africa?

3. What does Eagleman say the majority of criminals are?

4. What question does Eagleman pose about the actor?

5. What illustrations does Eagleman present to show the concept from question 44?

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