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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is laughter's major purpose, according to Brooks?
(a) Disarming foes.
(b) Forming bonds.
(c) Showing respect.
(d) Communicating directions.

2. As he grows in Chapter 4, Harold develops the ability to always quote an appropriate what?
(a) Bedtime story.
(b) Grocery price.
(c) Political quote.
(d) Music lyric.

3. What is Ms. Taylor's tactic for making children learn?
(a) She teaches them to take pleasure in it.
(b) She uses references to popular culture.
(c) She pays them.
(d) She drills information into them.

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

5. What is the first thing Ms. Taylor tells Harold to do to prepare for his paper?
(a) Read five books.
(b) Consult a museum.
(c) Make flash cards of ideas.
(d) Outline his paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in Chapter 1, what surprises all people when they meet a possible mate?

2. In Chapter 5, Brooks states that there is little connection between a child's ability to complete homework and what?

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

4. What does Brooks say his day job is in the introduction?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what group of teenagers does Brooks say is discriminated against?

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