View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grip of the Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Serge Percelly told he had the eye for tennis?
(a) He could see where the ball was going and meet it there.
(b) His hand-eye coordination was above average.
(c) His retina had more nerves endings than average.
(d) His forearms were unusually well developed.

2. Where does the hand's optimal strength lie when rock climbing?
(a) Fingertips.
(b) Grip.
(c) Position.
(d) Heel of hand.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the brain teach itself in order to juggle?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 298 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample