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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hand, Eye and Sky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wilson, what did the expansion of territory by hominids require?
(a) Good leadership.
(b) Group cooperation.
(c) Equality of the sexes.
(d) Inequality of the sexes.

2. Where in Europe does Wilson take his interest in the performance problems of musicians?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

3. What does the author say is a choreographed skill?
(a) Making sure a person performs all their morning abulations.
(b) Getting the children ready for school while planning your day at the office.
(c) The way the hand performs thousands of activities.
(d) Making breakfast while on the phone and reading the newspaper.

4. To what was the pre-human arm metaphorically compared?
(a) A whooping crane and its beak.
(b) A fulcrum.
(c) A construction crane and its operator.
(d) A block and tackle.

5. Why was Serge Percelly told he had the eye for tennis?
(a) His retina had more nerves endings than average.
(b) His forearms were unusually well developed.
(c) He could see where the ball was going and meet it there.
(d) His hand-eye coordination was above average.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other main reason the author writes this book on the hand?

2. What does juggling as learned and performed by Percelly provide?

3. Why does the author say juggling might be considered a pastime that accomplishes nothing?

4. How is the arm different from the leg in how it's attached to the body?

5. To what do marionettes exhibit similarities?

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