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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to James LeDoux in Chapter 1, what is the relationship of the conscious mind to emotion?
(a) It is central.
(b) It is totally in tandem.
(c) It is peripheral.
(d) It has not connection.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Brooks show that neurons do when we are near someone we are bonded to socially?
(a) Charge at faster rates.
(b) Mirror the other person's neurons.
(c) Pulse at regular intervals.
(d) Stay dormant.

3. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?
(a) Erica.
(b) Harold.
(c) Hostadter.
(d) David Brooks.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what group of teenagers does Brooks say is discriminated against?
(a) Small, nerdy kids.
(b) Artsy, dramatic kids.
(c) Introverted, sensitive kids.
(d) Attractive, popular kids.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Ms. Taylor tells Harold to do to prepare for his paper?

2. What separates us from animals, according to Brooks in the introduction?

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

4. What is laughter's major purpose, according to Brooks?

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

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