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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Greek figure does Harold compare himself to in his journal when discussing anger?
(a) Agamemnon.
(b) Hector.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Menelaus.

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

3. How many characters does Brooks say he will focus on in "The Social Animal"?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

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

5. What do children lack at an early age?
(a) An inner voice.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Spatial reasoning.
(d) The ability to have REM sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?

3. What does Ms. Taylor understand that teenagers are not?

4. In Chapter 1, Damasio determines that people's unconscious selves draw on what to function?

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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