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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Head for the Hands and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Broca identify an area in the brain that controls speech?
(a) By a drug that changes the speech area of the brain.
(b) By small electrical charges administered to different areas of the brain.
(c) By examining an MRI in a person who has never been able to speak.
(d) By examining the brain of a stroke patient who is left speechless.

3. Who is Sir Charles Bell?
(a) A famous Scottish composer.
(b) A famous Irish composer.
(c) The only British doctor who performs surgery even after the loss of one hand.
(d) A Scottish surgeon who is a contemporary of Charles Darwin.

4. What is another thing today's chef must have?
(a) The heart of a lion.
(b) The joy of a newborn baby.
(c) The curiosity of a cat.
(d) The aesthetics of a poet.

5. According to Wilson, what did the expansion of territory by hominids require?
(a) Inequality of the sexes.
(b) Equality of the sexes.
(c) Good leadership.
(d) Group cooperation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the fruits and flowers provide?

2. What is sometimes attributed to intelligence or gender?

3. How many years ago did changes in global climate initiate an ecosystem of fruits and flowers?

4. What is one thing that demonstrates the integration of movement in the shoulder, arm and hand?

5. What is the hand's optimal position over the keyboard?

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