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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. How does John Napier identify the terms "power grip" and "precision grip"?
(a) Wrestler and soccer goalie.
(b) He does not distinguish between the two.
(c) "Prehensile" and "non-prehensile."
(d) Climber and piano player.

2. What did the brain do when the forelimbs were no longer used to walk?
(a) Made them functional in other areas.
(b) Developed other means of walking on all fours.
(c) Retrained itself not to use them for walking
(d) Nothing.

3. According to Charles Sherrington, what is a natural progression?
(a) Using intent.
(b) Juggling with increasing number of objects.
(c) The learning of focus.
(d) The learning of motor skills.

4. What type of control does a human or ape exert over its arm to execute a move?
(a) Unconscious.
(b) Both conscious and unconscious.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Intermittant.

5. How does David control the horses he raises?
(a) Rope and harness.
(b) A touch of his hand.
(c) His mind.
(d) Behavior modification.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Galen discover?

2. How does a goat eat a piece of candy?

3. Who says that the hand and brain both speak to each other?

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

5. How many fingers does George saw off his right hand by accident?

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