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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. What does Wilson say laboring in the kitchen takes?
(a) The ability to distinguish among subtle flavors.
(b) The ability to ignore heat.
(c) Strong physical stamina.
(d) Strong emotional health.

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

3. What is Jack restoring?
(a) A 1956 Chevy.
(b) A 1949 Mercury.
(c) A 1944 Dodge.
(d) A 1954 Dodge.

4. What does William Calvin claim about female apes?
(a) They fight more than the males.
(b) They nurture less than the males.
(c) They are often grouped by age.
(d) They are the main hunters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Yves Guiard propose both hands perform?

2. What does Wilson say is not genetic?

3. Who is the author of Awareness Through Movement?

4. Why does Calvin think the female ape cradles her baby in its left arm?

5. Who coins the term ChomTur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Paul Broca and for what is he known?

2. What are Wilson's conclusions about musical talent or heuristic?

3. What do medicine and magic have in common?

4. What does William Calvin believe about female apes?

5. Why does Wilson bring up his friend Jack Schaefer?

6. What is one of medicine's oldest links and how does it work?

7. Who is Jeanne Bamberger and what does Wilson write about her work?

8. What does Wilson say about stone knapping?

9. What does Plotkin say about secondary heuristics?

10. How has the hand been used throughout its long history?

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