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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rene Decartes think fluid in the eye does?
(a) Keeps the iris the correct color.
(b) Damages the optic nerve.
(c) Causes action.
(d) Causes cataracts.

2. What sport does David participate in during High School?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

3. According to Wilson, what did the expansion of territory by hominids require?
(a) Group cooperation.
(b) Equality of the sexes.
(c) Inequality of the sexes.
(d) Good leadership.

4. What is the critical significance of the paddle in Duchenne's model?
(a) It leaves one muscle group balanced.
(b) It leaves one muscle group unbalanced.
(c) It sends simultaneous signals that result in the interplay of movement.
(d) It allows for greater rotation.

5. What is the weight of the touch of a pianist's fingers on the keyboard?
(a) About three pounds per square inch.
(b) About eight ounces per square inch.
(c) Less than three ounces per square inch.
(d) About twelve ounces per square inch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David compensate for his lack of strength?

2. What is one term related to the scale of movement required by two hands acting in partnership?

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

4. What is one puzzling concern the author mentions in this chapter?

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

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