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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eagleman think is a good model for how the brain works?
(a) A theory called science of mentality.
(b) A concept call indiscriminate separation.
(c) A theory called particulate mentality.
(d) A concept called society of mind.

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

3. What question has been addressed by philosophers for ages?
(a) Whether humans truly have free will.
(b) Nature versus nurture.
(c) Which came first the genetic tendency or the action that stimulates the gene.
(d) How much we should be accountable for our actions.

4. What is the significant fact in the two showings to the men?
(a) The men invariably chose the same in either situation.
(b) The men seemed to randomly choose preferences no matter the amount of time exposed to the images.
(c) It has little to do with appearance, but more to do with the time they had to look at the pictures.
(d) The men invariably chose differently in each situation.

5. What does Eagleman say we cannot choose?
(a) If we want to eat that piece of pie or not.
(b) If we want to commit a murder or not.
(c) Our genes or who raises us.
(d) If our environment has chemical hazards that could trigger bad behavior.

6. What does the amygdala regulate?
(a) Emotions such as love and joy.
(b) Emotions such as aggression and fear.
(c) Logical thought processes.
(d) Breathing.

7. What do some brain scientists propose?
(a) That the brain is able to handle much larger routines than computers.
(b) That computers can mimic the brain in all ways except fine discrimination.
(c) That the brain may work on numerous smaller routines.
(d) That the brain is not as much like a computer as originally thought.

8. What is exceptional about the creature mentioned in question 89?
(a) They can smell an odor on the air even after several days.
(b) They can sense a whole range of odors that human beings cannot sense.
(c) They can smell odors after weeks have passed.
(d) They can smell the fleas on them.

9. For what was the actor in #109 arrested in 2006?
(a) Bad acting.
(b) Driving while intoxicated.
(c) Tax evasion.
(d) Wife abuse.

10. What does Eagleman say the majority of criminals are?
(a) Unbalanced in their psychological state.
(b) Helpless victims of their brain chemistry.
(c) Male.
(d) Female.

11. What does Eagleman say a man named Alex started demonstrating?
(a) An unusual mathematical talent.
(b) An unusual musical talent.
(c) A significant change in his sexual preferences.
(d) A significant change in his television habits.

12. Why does Eagleman think people find the second puzzle easier to solve?
(a) They were told the first puzzle was easier.
(b) They had practice with the first puzzle and it was in their unconscious.
(c) They were told the second puzzle was easier.
(d) Most people more easily process information framed it in a social context.

13. What did the group do with the arresting record?
(a) Confronted the actor in person on live television.
(b) Made it public.
(c) Tried to get rid of the record.
(d) Bribed an officer to destroy the record.

14. What was one routine in charge of?
(a) Finding the block.
(b) Spotting the numbers.
(c) Writing down each degree of latitude.
(d) Recording moisture readings.

15. What has a role in how genetic tendencies might be expressed?
(a) A person's upbringing and environment.
(b) Whether a trigger is there to activate a bad behavior gene.
(c) If the genes are from the paternal or maternal side of the child.
(d) Which genes are recessive versus dominant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Eagleman compare thinking with seeing?

3. What do we perceive about the limits of our conscious knowledge?

4. What does Eagleman say is difficult?

5. What does Eagleton think many sub-routines of our mind are doing?

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