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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brooks say both Julia and Rob worry about doing when they meet?
(a) Coming off as dumb.
(b) Coming off as cocky.
(c) Coming off as aloof.
(d) Coming off as desperate.

2. What Greek term becomes the topic of Harold's paper in Chapter 6?
(a) Catharsis.
(b) Anagnorisis.
(c) Thumos.
(d) Hubris.

3. 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 little most people know about politics.
(d) How everyone orders the same first meal.

4. What subject does Ms. Taylor teach?
(a) Anatomy.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Trigonometry.

5. In Chapter 5, Brooks states that there is little connection between a child's ability to complete homework and what?
(a) His IQ.
(b) His success on tests.
(c) His earning potential.
(d) His behavioral patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do children lack at an early age?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 5, to what does Brooks compare Harold's writing on his worksheet?

3. What is the story Julia tells Harold in Chapter 5 about?

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

5. How does Brooks describe Harold's intelligence in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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