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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Twenty-Four-Karat Thumb.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Europe does Wilson take his interest in the performance problems of musicians?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

2. What does Herophilus discover?
(a) Neurons cannot regenerate.
(b) Some neurons connect muscles to the spinal cord; whereas, other connect muscles to bone.
(c) The muscles along the spinal cord are denser because of the neurons packed in them.
(d) Neurons can regenerate.

3. What does Galvani discover about electrical forces?
(a) They are charged either negative or positive.
(b) The are initiators of action.
(c) They are shorted out by a muscle's contractions.
(d) They are emitted by a muscle's contractions.

4. What problem causes the author to reach a turning point in his thinking about the hand?
(a) A finger amputation.
(b) Musician's cramp.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A broken wrist.

5. What does the author say is a choreographed skill?
(a) Making breakfast while on the phone and reading the newspaper.
(b) The way the hand performs thousands of activities.
(c) Making sure a person performs all their morning abulations.
(d) Getting the children ready for school while planning your day at the office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What enables the human to weigh and relate facts to solve problems?

2. What did the brain do when the forelimbs were no longer used to walk?

3. What is the weight of the touch of a pianist's fingers on the keyboard?

4. Up until a certain point, what separated the human hand from that of the ape's hand?

5. Who is David who is mentioned in this chapter?

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