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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harold explain to Erica about history in Chapter 15?
(a) Civil libertarianism.
(b) The Great Man theory.
(c) The causes of the Depression.
(d) The Rationalist world view.

2. What is the first thing Ms. Taylor tells Harold to do to prepare for his paper?
(a) Make flash cards of ideas.
(b) Consult a museum.
(c) Read five books.
(d) Outline his paper.

3. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) A need for spiritual happiness.
(b) An inflated self-image.
(c) A fear of abandonment.
(d) A desire to exercise.

4. In Chapter 13, what term does Brooks use to describe the mechanism that tells us how we are viewed?
(a) Image monitor.
(b) Status sonor.
(c) Self-assessor.
(d) Personal review.

5. How does Erica's school respond to her tennis match tantrum in Chapter 8?
(a) They kick her off the team.
(b) They expel her.
(c) They put her on academic probation.
(d) They have a school meeting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do children lack at an early age?

2. What is laughter's major purpose, according to Brooks?

3. In Chapter 15, North Whitehead is quoted as saying history alternated between the simpleminded and what?

4. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?

5. What does Erica decide to do at the end of Chapter 10?

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