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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. What is the other main reason the author writes this book on the hand?
(a) His work as a neurologist.
(b) His work as an art teacher.
(c) His work as a painter.
(d) His work as a orthopedic doctor.

2. Who is Sir Charles Bell?
(a) The only British doctor who performs surgery even after the loss of one hand.
(b) A famous Scottish composer.
(c) A famous Irish composer.
(d) A Scottish surgeon who is a contemporary of Charles Darwin.

3. What is the hand considered in the metaphor in number 26?
(a) The balance beam.
(b) The block.
(c) The bucket.
(d) The beak.

4. What does the hand "think" about as it helps you get ready for the day?
(a) Nothing.
(b) How to grasp something without dropping it.
(c) How to movie each tendon and ligament for each task.
(d) How to move each muscle fgr each task.

5. What is paleoanthropology?
(a) The study of ancient, human origins.
(b) The study of human civilizations.
(c) The study of matriarchal civilizations.
(d) The study of evolution of animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Charles Sherrington, what are sensors to the target object?

2. What does the neocortex size reliably predict?

3. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?

4. What type of control does a human or ape exert over its arm to execute a move?

5. What supports the conscious dimension of action?

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