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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Resonating with the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name coined by Wilder Penfield for the precise location in the brain where memories are stored is _____.
(a) A queue.
(b) An axon.
(c) A dendrite.
(d) An engram.

2. A Bose-Einsteing condensate is usually observed in material substances such as superfluids or superconductors studied in the laboratory in very _____ places.
(a) Arid.
(b) Cold.
(c) Warm.
(d) Humid.

3. Sir John Eccles, the noted Australian psychologist, postulated that imagination might have something to do with _____ in the brain.
(a) Microwaves.
(b) Photons.
(c) Electromagnetism.
(d) Chemical reactions.

4. What was the name of a standard dye mentioned in relation to the staining of certain white blood cells in Jacques Benveniste's experiments?
(a) Alizarin red.
(b) Malachite green.
(c) Cesyl violet.
(d) Toluidine blue.

5. The 'glue' surrounding neurons is called _____.
(a) Gronk.
(b) Globulin.
(c) Glia.
(d) Gravity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jacques Benveniste's area of specialty?

2. What sort of medal did Jacques Benveniste win form CNRS, which is one of the most prestigious scientific honors he could win in France?

3. Frequency is usually measured in ______________.

4. What is the term that means a disturbance which shows that zero-point fluctuations cause electrons to move in their orbits?

5. Where was Niels Bohr born?

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