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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. How does Elliot lose his capacity to feel emotion in Chapter 1?
(a) He has an aneurysm.
(b) He has a brain tumor.
(c) He is in a car accident.
(d) He suffers a stroke.

2. What does Brooks say his day job is in the introduction?
(a) Writing about politics.
(b) Speaking on television.
(c) Giving paid lectures.
(d) Teaching.

3. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?
(a) Their self-images.
(b) Their intellects.
(c) Their capacity to love.
(d) Their politics.

4. What famous intellect does Brooks mention at the end of his introduction?
(a) Hawking.
(b) Hofstadter.
(c) Hume.
(d) Vidal.

5. How many children do Brooks' wealthy socialites all have in Chapter 1?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?

3. According to James LeDoux in Chapter 1, what is the relationship of the conscious mind to emotion?

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

5. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?

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