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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Visiting friends' houses.
(c) His parents' doing out.
(d) Going to school on Monday.

2. What is laughter's major purpose, according to Brooks?
(a) Forming bonds.
(b) Disarming foes.
(c) Communicating directions.
(d) Showing respect.

3. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?
(a) Erica.
(b) David Brooks.
(c) Hostadter.
(d) Harold.

4. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?
(a) Execution.
(b) Perception.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Calculation.

5. What does Erica think of the entrepreneur she meets at the Academy in Chapter 9?
(a) She is a greedy fake.
(b) She represents an entire emergent system.
(c) She is the picture of success.
(d) She is not as smart as Erica is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brooks describe Erica's immediate family in Chapter 7?

2. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what large accessory do his social ascendants always have?

3. How many neuron connections does a child make between the ages of two and three?

4. In the introduction, Brooks says a study of the inner mind highlights the capacity of humanity to do what?

5. What field does Erica explore in Chapter 11?

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