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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 fingers does George saw off his right hand by accident?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. Up until a certain point, what separated the human hand from that of the ape's hand?
(a) The size.
(b) The thumb.
(c) The texture.
(d) The number of digits.

3. What is pad-to-side?
(a) One type of grip.
(b) A way of moving the fingers.
(c) A way of rotating the wrist.
(d) A way to practice rock climbing.

4. What is one level of communicative movement?
(a) Sitting in a lotus position.
(b) Lying in a fetal position.
(c) Iconic hand gestures.
(d) Iconic eye movements.

5. What is paleoanthropology?
(a) The study of matriarchal civilizations.
(b) The study of human civilizations.
(c) The study of evolution of animals.
(d) The study of ancient, human origins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many types of grips does Mary Marzke classify?

2. What does Duchenne figure out how to demonstrate?

3. What does Jack Schaefer do?

4. What is the juggling riddle?

5. What area of the brain do scientists believe is specialized for language?

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