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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. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?
(a) A Greek word for cord or fiber.
(b) A Slavic word for transmit.
(c) A Slavic word for entangle
(d) A Latin word for cord or fiber.

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

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

4. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?
(a) The spinal cord.
(b) The muscle itself.
(c) The brain.
(d) The blood.

5. What does the neocortex size reliably predict?
(a) Evolution rate.
(b) Group size.
(c) Aggressiveness.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that prompted the author to write this book on the hand?

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

3. What does Herophilus discover?

4. What does Duchenne figure out how to demonstrate?

5. What is the ability to design and manufacture tools considered by Wilson?

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