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

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

3. Who says that the hand and brain both speak to each other?
(a) Merlin Donald.
(b) Robertson Davies.
(c) Henry Plotkin.
(d) Frank Wilson.

4. What is one activity the author mentions that the hand usually does in the morning?
(a) Grooms the dog.
(b) Plays with a football.
(c) Conducts a symphony.
(d) Twisting a water faucet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wilson, what did the expansion of territory by hominids require?

2. Until recently, how have anthropologists perceived ape and human hands?

3. What supports the conscious dimension of action?

4. What does the coordination of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones do?

5. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?

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