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

2. Who is Robin Dunbar?
(a) A professor of biology.
(b) A professor of genealogy.
(c) A professor of archeology.
(d) A professor of anthropology.

3. To what does Kathleen Gibson attribute human intelligence?
(a) The ability to interpret abstract ideas.
(b) Dense brain tissue.
(c) An insatiable curiosity to discover something new.
(d) Opposable thumbs.

4. What is the ability to design and manufacture tools considered by Wilson?
(a) The way humans evolve.
(b) A problem-solving strategy.
(c) The only way the brain can solve mechanical problems.
(d) The way to take advantage of the hand's capabilities.

5. Who describes the hand as the "consummation of all perfection as an instrument"?
(a) Sir Francis Hemmington.
(b) Francis Bacon.
(c) Sir Charles Bell.
(d) Issac Newton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is David who is mentioned in this chapter?

2. What is a "laterality quotient"?

3. What does Jack Schaefer do?

4. How many muscles that are attached to the thumb enable it to do its work?

5. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?

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