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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 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) An inflated self-image.
(b) A desire to exercise.
(c) A need for spiritual happiness.
(d) A fear of abandonment.

2. 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) Stay dormant.
(c) Mirror the other person's neurons.
(d) Charge at faster rates.

3. In Chapter 2, Brooks points out that the female orgasm is what type of process?
(a) A mental process.
(b) A physical process.
(c) A moral process.
(d) A liminoid process.

4. In Chapter 4, Harold illustrates his ability to abstract by saying he is what?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A giant.
(c) A tiger.
(d) An airplane.

5. What does Mark say he is in search of in Chapter 12?
(a) More money than God.
(b) Intense world.
(c) Neverland.
(d) Perfect moments.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Erica makes her way through the Academy, she becomes what type of person?

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

3. What idea for a topic does Harold come up with his first night of writing?

4. Why did the delinquents in John Bowlby's study think they were abandoned?

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

(see the answer key)

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