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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 Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what large accessory do his social ascendants always have?
(a) A huge television.
(b) A huge unvarnished dining table.
(c) A huge dog.
(d) A huge pool.

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

3. In Chapter 1, Damasio determines that people's unconscious selves draw on what to function?
(a) Intellectual formulations.
(b) Pheromones.
(c) Past experiences.
(d) Stimuli.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Brooks in his introduction, what is different about his book compared to the other social science books published in recent years?

3. What is the term that Antonio Damasio coins?

4. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?

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

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