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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 the author say comes to life even before you rise out of bed in the morning?
(a) Your dog.
(b) Hands and arms.
(c) Your digestive juices.
(d) Your brain.

2. What is one feature of the human hand that Marzke identifies?
(a) Greater range.
(b) Longer thumb.
(c) Larger knuckles.
(d) Greater flexibility.

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

4. To what was the pre-human arm metaphorically compared?
(a) A fulcrum.
(b) A whooping crane and its beak.
(c) A block and tackle.
(d) A construction crane and its operator.

5. With whom does the University of New Mexico perform a study about communicative movements?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Gallaudet University.
(d) Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many features of the human hand does Mary Marzke identify?

2. What sport does David participate in during High School?

3. What is the critical significance of the paddle in Duchenne's model?

4. What does William Calvin claim about female apes?

5. How is the dominant hand theoretically controlled?

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