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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lucy to Lulu to Rose.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?
(a) A Latin word for cord or fiber.
(b) A Slavic word for entangle
(c) A Greek word for cord or fiber.
(d) A Slavic word for transmit.

2. What is one very important problem-solving strategy?
(a) Farming.
(b) Language.
(c) Organizing.
(d) Creating tribes.

3. What is one activity the author mentions that the hand usually does in the morning?
(a) Twisting a water faucet.
(b) Conducts a symphony.
(c) Grooms the dog.
(d) Plays with a football.

4. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?
(a) The muscle itself.
(b) The spinal cord.
(c) The brain.
(d) The blood.

5. What does Henry Plotkin propose intelligence is?
(a) A primary heuristic.
(b) A genetically fixed amount.
(c) A learned response.
(d) A secondary heuristic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David compensate for his lack of strength?

2. What does Galvani discover about electrical forces?

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

4. Who coins the term ChomTur?

5. What are developed rather than existing from birth?

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