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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Wilson refer for information on heuristics of language and music?
(a) Rolf Molich.
(b) Chomsky.
(c) George Polya.
(d) Plotkin and Donald.

2. What is a polylith?
(a) An object made completely of fibers.
(b) An object made of joined units or subassemblies.
(c) A drawing that is three dimensional.
(d) A drawing with several layers.

3. What is a second language requirement?
(a) The ability to put words together in a chain or cluster.
(b) The ability of the brain to understand the connection between concrete objects and their abstract names.
(c) The ability to form the tongue into vowel shapes.
(d) The ability to hear.

4. For how long has the brain been preadapted for speech?
(a) More than a million years.
(b) For about 10,000 years.
(c) For about 25,000 years.
(d) Over 100,000 years.

5. What is one thing today's chef must have?
(a) Discretion.
(b) Dedication.
(c) The skills of a warrior.
(d) A good nose for smelling.

6. According to Chomsky, how many brain tasks are required for speaking language?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

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

8. What is BachTur?
(a) There is no such term.
(b) The musical equivalent of ChomTur.
(c) The way music enables speech.
(d) The way music stimulates the parts of the brain the deal with language.

9. How does Greenfield say she knows how a child will solve Greenfield's stick puzzle?
(a) By observing which thumb is larger.
(b) By observing which foot the child starts out on when walking.
(c) By knowing the child's age.
(d) By knowing if the child can read.

10. Who calls the hidden structure of words "innate syntax"?
(a) Chomsky.
(b) Andrew Carnie.
(c) Frederick de Saussure.
(d) Arthur Abramson.

11. How many years ago did changes in global climate initiate an ecosystem of fruits and flowers?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 50 thousand.
(c) 10 million.
(d) 65 million.

12. What does Jack Schaefer do?
(a) Builds homes.
(b) Operates a frame shop.
(c) Designs engines.
(d) Is a photographer.

13. With whom does the University of New Mexico perform a study about communicative movements?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Gallaudet University.
(d) Harvard.

14. What distinguishes a proficient surgeon from a mediocre one?
(a) I. Q
(b) Manual dexterity.
(c) Where one trains.
(d) Analysis and perceptual organization.

15. What develops early in the brain of a child?
(a) Rhythm.
(b) The ability to distinguish tones.
(c) Musical talent or heuristic.
(d) Complex speech patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skills does Wilson say today's warriors learn?

2. How many levels does the continuum of communicative movements have?

3. How does Wilson learn that cooking is a specific skill using hands to produce an immediate sense of achievement?

4. What are developed rather than existing from birth?

5. What does Wilson wonder about his daughter?

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