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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Puppet Lessons from Alexandria and Dusseldorf.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of control does a human or ape exert over its arm to execute a move?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Intermittant.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Both conscious and unconscious.

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

3. What does the addition and transport of weight by the upper body change?
(a) The buoyancy of the body.
(b) The ability to play a sport.
(c) The speed at which the body can move.
(d) The center of gravity.

4. What is one term related to the scale of movement required by two hands acting in partnership?
(a) Iconometric.
(b) Macromedian.
(c) Melometric.
(d) Macrometric.

5. What does Henry Plotkin propose intelligence is?
(a) A genetically fixed amount.
(b) A learned response.
(c) A secondary heuristic.
(d) A primary heuristic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one thing that shoulder and forearm development enabled?

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

4. What did hominids require in order to expand their range beyond the jungle?

5. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?

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