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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long can a grip on a rock last for a climber?
(a) It is incalculable.
(b) Several minutes.
(c) Twenty seconds.
(d) Forty seconds.

3. According to Wilson, how many problem-solving strategies are there that stand out above all others?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 3.

4. How does John Napier identify the terms "power grip" and "precision grip"?
(a) Climber and piano player.
(b) Wrestler and soccer goalie.
(c) He does not distinguish between the two.
(d) "Prehensile" and "non-prehensile."

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

6. What enables the human to weigh and relate facts to solve problems?
(a) The hands.
(b) The brain.
(c) The soul.
(d) The heart.

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

8. How does a goat eat a piece of candy?
(a) Just the wrapper.
(b) Just the candy.
(c) Sometimes just the wrapper and sometimes just the candy.
(d) The wrapper and the candy.

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

10. What is the juggling riddle?
(a) How three balls can be in motion yet one held in the hand at the same time.
(b) How a juggler can hold two balls in each hand and juggle two.
(c) How many balls it takes a juggler to feel accomplished.
(d) Asking riddles while you juggler to demonstrate your expertise.

11. What does Herophilus discover?
(a) Neurons cannot regenerate.
(b) Some neurons connect muscles to the spinal cord; whereas, other connect muscles to bone.
(c) The muscles along the spinal cord are denser because of the neurons packed in them.
(d) Neurons can regenerate.

12. How many key strokes per second can a pianist reach?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

13. What sport does David participate in during High School?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Tennis.

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

15. What is one thing that prompted the author to write this book on the hand?
(a) His trying to learn to play a video game.
(b) His learning to play the piano.
(c) His father getting arthritis and his left hand becoming non-functional.
(d) His taking tennis lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other main reason the author writes this book on the hand?

2. What does Merlin Donald's theory of cultural and cognitive evolution propose?

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

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

5. What is paleoanthropology?

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