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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 9, Erica determines that society is a series of overlying what?
(a) Incentives.
(b) Ideologies.
(c) Networks.
(d) Interests.

4. What book about Classical culture does Ms. Taylor give to Harold in Chapter 6?
(a) The Greek Way.
(b) I, Claudius.
(c) Memoirs of Hadrian.
(d) Meditations.

5. In her junior and senior years, what does Erica put at the center of her focus in order to control her temper?
(a) Her task.
(b) Her happiness.
(c) Her emotions.
(d) Her objective.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John Bowlby determine was key to a child's development?

2. What superlative does Brooks use to describe his story in the introduction?

3. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?

4. In the introduction, Brooks states that Harold and Erica have what type of skills?

5. According to Brooks in Chapter 4, early childhood is when Harold does what fastest?

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