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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Articulate Hand.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galen discover?
(a) Ligaments pull muscles in the same direction for pulling and in opposite directions for pushing
(b) Pairs of muscles are required to pull against each other for action.
(c) Muscles cannot pull without ligaments acting in opposition.
(d) Pairs of muscles must pull in the same direction for action.

2. What is a second language requirement?
(a) The ability to hear.
(b) The ability of the brain to understand the connection between concrete objects and their abstract names.
(c) The ability to form the tongue into vowel shapes.
(d) The ability to put words together in a chain or cluster.

3. How does the brain teach itself in order to juggle?
(a) By learning how to trigger individual muscles rather than groups of muscles.
(b) By requiring the juggler to repeat a motion over and over.
(c) By learning how to trigger groups of muscles rather than individual muscles.
(d) By making the brain and hand work together.

4. What does Jack Schaefer do?
(a) Operates a frame shop.
(b) Designs engines.
(c) Builds homes.
(d) Is a photographer.

5. What area of the brain do scientists believe is specialized for language?
(a) The frontal lobe.
(b) The left brain hemisphere.
(c) The cerebellum.
(d) The right brain hemisphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the coordination of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones do?

2. How long can a grip on a rock last for a climber?

3. What is the juggling riddle?

4. Why is now known to be important that originally was not thought to be so during early studies?

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

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