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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is hard wired into our brains?
(a) Only the survival instinct.
(b) Much of what motivates us and drives our behavior.
(c) Things such as breathing and digestion.
(d) Nothing is actually hard wired into our brains.

4. What had people noticed about Whitman in some months before his death?
(a) He seemed the same as always.
(b) He seemed to feel much despair.
(c) His behavior had changed.
(d) He seemed full of hope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the wavelengths of light do our eyes see?

2. What culture does this actor slander?

3. What does Eagleman think some people would have said about Whitman had he lived?

4. How did Whitman die?

5. What is an animal's ability to choose a course from among competing options and act accordingly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chapter 4 explore?

2. How does Eagleman compare the conscious mind to our senses?

3. Does Eagleman think genetics or upbringing has more to bear on one's actions and does he think it is an important question?

4. How does Eagleman interpret the incident?

5. What does Eagleman have readers consider about Whitman?

6. What example does Eagleman cite to demonstrate the difference between the rational and emotional mind?

7. What incident does Eagleman discuss concerning Mel Gibson?

8. What does Eagleman say about free will?

9. What does Eagleman suggest about our culpability in our actions, particularly males?

10. What does Eagleman say is hard wired into our brains?

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