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

2. How is the arm different from the leg in how it's attached to the body?
(a) The arm is attached by muscle rather than bone.
(b) The arm is attached in several places; whereas, the leg is attached in only one place.
(c) The arm is suspended away from the body; whereas the leg is anchored to the body..
(d) The arm swings 180 degrees; whereas, the leg swings only 90 degrees.

3. What is the hand's optimal position over the keyboard?
(a) With the fingers fairly rigid.
(b) With the palm slightly convex.
(c) A gentle curve.
(d) With the fingers spread as far as possible.

4. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

5. What supports the conscious dimension of action?
(a) The conscious intent to move.
(b) The brain.
(c) The unconscious image of movement.
(d) The unconscious interaction of the neuromuscular system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other main reason the author writes this book on the hand?

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

3. What does the author say comes to life even before you rise out of bed in the morning?

4. What does Charles Bell say practice enables?

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

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