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

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

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

4. In the Introduction, Brooks laments that most social policy is based on what understanding of humanity?
(a) Rationalist.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Materialist.
(d) Freudian.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What famous intellect does Brooks mention at the end of his introduction?

4. At the beginning of the introduction, Brooks assures the reader that his protagonists are not what?

5. According to Brooks in Chapter 1, everyone likes to believe that he/she is what?

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