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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Uneven bars.
(d) Polo.

2. How do the founders of the Academy describe poverty in their mission?
(a) A social epidemic.
(b) An emergent system.
(c) A negligable factor.
(d) A fiction.

3. Which of the following is not an acquisition Taggart makes for Intercom?
(a) A television company.
(b) A biotech firm.
(c) An appliance store.
(d) A video game developer.

4. According to Brooks in Chapter 20, what professional group has invited the Dalai Lama to conferences?
(a) Journalists.
(b) Neuroscientists.
(c) Community organizers.
(d) Lawyers.

5. According to Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, how many pieces of information can the unconscious mind take in?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 11 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 25 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, Harold acknowledges that his opinions are similar to those of a writer at what periodical?

2. In a theory quoted at the end of Chapter 14, a company sick inside does what?

3. In Chapter 13, Harold ruminates that certain pagans considered what to be a god?

4. What issue do the insurgents of Chapter 16 have after they produce their proposals?

5. In Chapter 15, Brooks states that the unconscious mind can perform complex tasks without what?

(see the answer key)

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