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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Brooks in Chapter 1, what surprises all people when they meet a possible mate?
(a) How much they have in common.
(b) How difficult it is to seduce someone.
(c) How everyone orders the same first meal.
(d) How little most people know about politics.

2. How does Erica's school respond to her tennis match tantrum in Chapter 8?
(a) They expel her.
(b) They put her on academic probation.
(c) They have a school meeting.
(d) They kick her off the team.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?
(a) His parents' doing out.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Visiting friends' houses.
(d) Going to school on Monday.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Antonio Damasio have difficulty doing with Elliot?
(a) Playing memory games.
(b) Holding his attention.
(c) Planning sessions in advance.
(d) Completing math problems.

5. How many neuron connections does a child make between the ages of two and three?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 1,000
(d) 45,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?

2. In Chapter 5, Brooks states that Harold left to his own devices does not seem what?

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

4. In her junior and senior years, what does Erica put at the center of her focus in order to control her temper?

5. What disorder does Amy have?

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