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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Whitman indicate in some writings he left behind?
(a) He wanted to take others with him so he wouldn't be lonely.
(b) He suspected he had something wrong with his brain.
(c) He was sorry he was out of control.
(d) He hated his father.

2. What do newborns seem to recognize?
(a) Their existence as separate from others around them.
(b) The smell of their mothers.
(c) The feel of their mothers' skin.
(d) The sound of their mothers' voices.

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

4. Where does the incident take place that Eagleman describe from 1966?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Austin.

5. What assumption does Eagleman dismiss?
(a) That people have control over their behavior not matter what.
(b) That all people are equally equipped to make sound and rational decisions.
(c) That the brain's health affects intelligence.
(d) That the brain is able to heal itself of most problems.

6. 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) If the question could be answered, we'd all be in trouble for the way we think.
(c) The question is rhetorical and not important.
(d) The question is fairly black and white.

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

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

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

10. What problem does Eagleman describe in illustrating how the mind may be divided?
(a) An early problem in the development of artificial intelligence.
(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) Counting recurring numbers without missing one.

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

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

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

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

15. What did an autopsy of Whitman find?
(a) He was severely abused as a child.
(b) He was drunk when he died.
(c) He was on ten different types of medicins.
(d) He had a brain tumor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Eagleman then change the puzzle?

2. How is the problem solved?

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

4. What was discovered about Alex's health?

5. What has a role in how genetic tendencies might be expressed?

(see the answer keys)

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