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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Wilson, why do children not usually enjoy doing juggling?
(a) They are too easily bored with trying to learn it.
(b) They do not have the necessary physical stamina.
(c) They do not the the necessary concentration.
(d) They do not have the necessary hand-eye coordination.

5. What is one puzzling concern the author mentions in this chapter?
(a) The hand's ability to move faster than the eye.
(b) The reason some people's hands are proportionately smaller than normal.
(c) The reason some people's hands are proportionately larger than normal.
(d) The hand's ability to be adept at rock-climbing and piano-playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the other hand, why might juggling have a use?

2. How does a goat eat a piece of candy?

3. To what do marionettes exhibit similarities?

4. Who is David who is mentioned in this chapter?

5. What sport does David participate in during High School?

Short Essay Questions

1. What terms does John Napier use that mean essentially the same as "prehensile" and "non-prehensile" and what do the terms mean?

2. What does Charles Bell believe about practice?

3. What does Wilson say about our hands and feet as we are about to waken and right after?

4. What puzzles Frank Wilson about rock climbing and piano playing? Why?

5. What is Wilson's "mission" with this book?

6. What is the connection between marionettes and the human muscle and tendon configuration in the arms and legs?

7. What do humans need to move out of the jungle?

8. How does the touch of the pianist differ from that of the rock climber?

9. What has to happen in order for the thumb to be useful?

10. What does Wilson propose as the juggling riddle, and why do children not aspire to juggle?

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