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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. In the introduction, where does Brooks say the majority of thinking takes place?
(a) China.
(b) Universities.
(c) The superego.
(d) The inner mind.

2. In Chapter 2, Brooks points out that the female orgasm is what type of process?
(a) A liminoid process.
(b) A mental process.
(c) A physical process.
(d) A moral process.

3. What terms does Brooks use at the beginning of Chapter 1 to describe the upper-middle class liberal socialites of today?
(a) The Composure Class.
(b) The Jackson Hole Class.
(c) The Organic Class.
(d) The Kerry Class.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Antonio Damasio have difficulty doing with Elliot?
(a) Planning sessions in advance.
(b) Completing math problems.
(c) Playing memory games.
(d) Holding his attention.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose method does Brooks acknowledge he is borrowing in the introduction?

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

3. In Chapter 1, Damasio determines that people's unconscious selves draw on what to function?

4. What essential activity do Rob and Julie disagree on in Chapter 2?

5. How does Elliot lose his capacity to feel emotion in Chapter 1?

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