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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 culture does this actor slander?
(a) Arab.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Jewish.
2. How does Eagleman compare the conscious mind to the senses in a human being?
(a) Senses do not have limits but the conscious mind does.
(b) Senses have limits but the conscious mind does not.
(c) Both have limits.
(d) Neither have limits.
3. What has a role in how genetic tendencies might be expressed?
(a) Which genes are recessive versus dominant.
(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) A person's upbringing and environment.
4. Where does the incident take place that Eagleman describe from 1966?
(a) Austin.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Dallas.
5. What did others say about the incident?
(a) They believed the actor was under duress and did not mean it.
(b) They dismissed it as the rantings of a drunken man, which is a common thing.
(c) They believed the police officer misrepresented the incident.
(d) They said there is no way to know whether the actor believes one way or the other.
Short Answer Questions
1. What disease does Eagleman mention in support of his argument about free will?
2. What does Eagleman say we are at the mercy of?
3. How does Eagleman then change the puzzle?
4. Why does Eagleman think people find the second puzzle easier to solve?
5. What does Eagleman say a man named Alex started demonstrating?
Short Essay Questions
1. What example does Eagleman cite to demonstrate the difference between the rational and emotional mind?
2. Does Eagleman think genetics or upbringing has more to bear on one's actions and does he think it is an important question?
3. What does Chapter 4 explore?
4. To what part of the body are newborns drawn and what does this imply about human beings' predisposition?
5. What does Eagleman have readers consider about Whitman?
6. How does a rat react to conflicting choices?
7. How does Eagleman see many of the small sub-routines of the mind and what example does he give?
8. Who is Charles Whitman and what did he do and what may have contributed to his actions?
9. Explain the physical division in the brain and what can happen if the two hemispheres are severed.
10. What does Eagleman say about the abilities of a bloodhound?
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