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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Arm We Brought Down From the Trees.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say comes to life even before you rise out of bed in the morning?
(a) Your brain.
(b) Your digestive juices.
(c) Hands and arms.
(d) Your dog.

2. How does a goat eat a piece of candy?
(a) Sometimes just the wrapper and sometimes just the candy.
(b) The wrapper and the candy.
(c) Just the candy.
(d) Just the wrapper.

3. How is the arm different from the leg in how it's attached to the body?
(a) The arm is attached in several places; whereas, the leg is attached in only one place.
(b) The arm swings 180 degrees; whereas, the leg swings only 90 degrees.
(c) The arm is attached by muscle rather than bone.
(d) The arm is suspended away from the body; whereas the leg is anchored to the body..

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

5. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Europe does Wilson take his interest in the performance problems of musicians?

2. What does the author attempt to do that is not a well-orchestrated pattern of learning from simple to more complex?

3. What is the purpose of the shoulder, arm and hand in being fully integrated?

4. Who is Sir Charles Bell?

5. What is the hand considered in the metaphor in number 26?

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