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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 essential activity do Rob and Julie disagree on in Chapter 2?
(a) Hanging toilet paper.
(b) Setting the table.
(c) Which newspaper to read.
(d) Driving habits.

2. Based on a misunderstanding with his parents in Chapter 5, what does Harold fear will happen if he does not behave?
(a) He will be starved.
(b) He'll be sent to China.
(c) He won't get to go to school.
(d) His hands will be cut off.

3. What characterizes more affluent children's play time, as described by Brooks in Chapter 7?
(a) It is less constricted.
(b) It's more rigidly scheduled.
(c) It is safer.
(d) It is more education-based.

4. In the introduction, where does Brooks say the majority of thinking takes place?
(a) The inner mind.
(b) The superego.
(c) China.
(d) Universities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Brooks talks about Karl Popper's theory of what?

2. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?

3. What subject did John Bowlby focus on in addition to children?

4. E.O. Wilson believes individuals are born with what?

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

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