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

2. What was winning the battle for control of Whitman's behavior in Eagleman's analogy?
(a) Religion versus science.
(b) Love versus hate.
(c) Whitman's aggressive zombie programs.
(d) Logic versus emotions.

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

4. What is the orbitofrontal cortex?
(a) The area of the brain that determines right or left handedness.
(b) The area of the brain where the spinal column meets the brain tissue.
(c) The area of the brain affected by Alex's tumor.
(d) The area of the brain that often determines psychosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption is at the core of the American legal system?

2. What did the group do with the arresting record?

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

4. What does the nature of the debate about the drunken actor illustrate according to Eagleman?

5. What do we perceive about the limits of our conscious knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the frontal cortex is damaged?

2. What does Eagleman have readers consider about Whitman?

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

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

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

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

7. What comparison of thought to wavelengths does Eagleman make?

8. Explain the study that was performed on how men rate a woman's attractiveness.

9. Explain the physical division in the brain and what can happen if the two hemispheres are severed.

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

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