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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 happens when a rat is presented with a similar dilemma as the one in question 129?
(a) It often lies down and dies.
(b) It often runs around in a circle.
(c) It gnaws on its leg.
(d) It is incapable of any action.

2. 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) He seemed full of hope.
(d) His behavior had changed.

3. 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 police officer misrepresented the incident.
(c) They said there is no way to know whether the actor believes one way or the other.
(d) They believed the actor was under duress and did not mean it.

4. How does Eagleman then change the puzzle?
(a) He makes it about people and their ages.
(b) He makes it about people and their occupations.
(c) He makes it about breeds of cats.
(d) He makes it about breeds of dogs.

5. Who obtained a record of the arresting incident?
(a) The Anti-defamation League.
(b) A celebrity gossip website.
(c) The Chinese-American Relations Association.
(d) The Hispanic-American Cultural League.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption does Eagleman dismiss?

2. What is hard wired into our brains?

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

4. What does the amygdala regulate?

5. Why does Eagleman think people find the second puzzle easier to solve?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what part of the body are newborns drawn and what does this imply about human beings' predisposition?

2. What does Chapter 4 explore?

3. What does Eagleman say about our ability to perceive light versus that of insects?

4. What happens when the frontal cortex is damaged?

5. What does Eagleman have readers consider about Whitman?

6. How does Eagleman see many of the small sub-routines of the mind and what example does he give?

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

8. What incident does Eagleman discuss concerning Mel Gibson?

9. What does Eagleman say about the abilities of a bloodhound?

10. Who is Charles Whitman and what did he do and what may have contributed to his actions?

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