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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did others say about the incident?
(a) They dismissed it as the rantings of a drunken man, which is a common thing.
(b) They believed the actor was under duress and did not mean it.
(c) They said there is no way to know whether the actor believes one way or the other.
(d) They believed the police officer misrepresented the incident.

2. What do we perceive about the limits of our conscious knowledge?
(a) We know there are no limits but we often act as if there are.
(b) We do not know what the limits of our conscious knowledge is.
(c) We know there are limits but don't always recognize when we've reached one.
(d) Our conscious mind in its egoistic state does not believe there are limits.

3. What question does Eagleman pose about the actor?
(a) If the actor learned his bigotry from society in general.
(b) If the actor learned his bigotry as a child.
(c) How much of the actor's life was impacted by the incident.
(d) Which is the real man--the bigot or the one who seems sorry for his actions.

4. How do some scientist define intelligence?
(a) The ability to think more than a couple steps ahead of a task.
(b) The ability to mix emotion with thought.
(c) Many small actions that can be performed without conscious thinking coming together.
(d) The ability to make very fine distinctions.

5. What creature does Eagleman use as an example of one with an excellent sense of smell?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Bloodhound.
(d) Cat.

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

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

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

9. Who is Charles Whitman?
(a) A cook at University of Texas.
(b) A small-time criminal.
(c) A Professor at University of San Francisco.
(d) A mass murderer.

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

11. What did the actor do after the incident?
(a) Paid off the group that got the record removed.
(b) Defended his position.
(c) Wrote an apology and offered to repair the harm.
(d) Denied it was about him.

12. From what was Alex suffering at the time?
(a) Serious headaches.
(b) Delusions of grandeur.
(c) Depression.
(d) Eczema.

13. What does Chapter 4 explore?
(a) How the conscious and unconscious minds can be complementary.
(b) The ways our conscious thinking get us in trouble.
(c) The limits to our conscious thinking.
(d) The limits to our unconscious thinking.

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

15. How old was Charles Whitman when he died?
(a) 44.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Eagleman say we are at the mercy of?

3. How does Eagleman compare thinking with seeing?

4. What does Eagleman say is difficult?

5. What proved difficult in programming robots?

(see the answer keys)

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