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

2. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake area.
(c) A accident scene.
(d) A nude woman.

3. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?
(a) Dull lives.
(b) Foolish lives.
(c) Amoral lives.
(d) Rational lives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Introduction, Brooks laments that most social policy is based on what understanding of humanity?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Julie insist on keeping on during sex?

5. What is the term that Antonio Damasio coins?

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