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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. What separates us from animals, according to Brooks in the introduction?
(a) Our ability to rationalize.
(b) Our ability to use tools.
(c) Our ability to use language.
(d) Our ability to form social bonds.

2. At the beginning of the introduction, Brooks assures the reader that his protagonists are not what?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Heroes.
(c) Geniuses.
(d) Socialists.

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

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

5. What does Brooks say both Julia and Rob worry about doing when they meet?
(a) Coming off as aloof.
(b) Coming off as dumb.
(c) Coming off as desperate.
(d) Coming off as cocky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?

2. Regarding our ability to process emotion and stimuli, to what does Brooks compare human beings?

3. In Chapter 2, Brooks points out that the female orgasm is what type of process?

4. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what is never found in the homes of the upper-class group?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Antonio Damasio have difficulty doing with Elliot?

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