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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through introduction; Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Regarding our ability to process emotion and stimuli, to what does Brooks compare human beings?
(a) Grand Central Station.
(b) King's Cross.
(c) Laguardia.
(d) Heathrow.

2. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what is never found in the homes of the upper-class group?
(a) A stand up shower.
(b) Food.
(c) Children.
(d) A television.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Julie insist on keeping on during sex?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her glasses.
(c) Her socks.
(d) Her shirt.

4. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?
(a) Pier One.
(b) Crate and Barrel.
(c) Ethan Allen.
(d) Ikea.

5. In Chapter 1, Damasio determines that people's unconscious selves draw on what to function?
(a) Stimuli.
(b) Past experiences.
(c) Pheromones.
(d) Intellectual formulations.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?

2. What superlative does Brooks use to describe his story in the introduction?

3. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?

4. In the introduction, where does Brooks say the majority of thinking takes place?

5. What does Brooks say his day job is in the introduction?

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