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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many key strokes per second can a pianist reach?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 8.

2. What is the strength of a climber's grip on a rock face?
(a) Up to 50 pounds per square inch.
(b) Ups to 120 pound per square inch.
(c) There is no way to calculate that figure.
(d) Up to 80 pounds per square inch.

3. What does the author say we are dependent upon that we rarely think about?
(a) Our interaction with others.
(b) Our food.
(c) Our hands.
(d) Our appointment books.

4. How is the arm different from the leg in how it's attached to the body?
(a) The arm swings 180 degrees; whereas, the leg swings only 90 degrees.
(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 is attached by muscle rather than bone.

5. What enables the human to weigh and relate facts to solve problems?
(a) The heart.
(b) The hands.
(c) The soul.
(d) The brain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "laterality quotient"?

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

3. What is pad-to-side?

4. How does the conscious dimension of action occur?

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

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