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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?
(a) Its overconfidence.
(b) Its prejudices.
(c) Its blood circulation.
(d) Its processing speed.

2. What does Ms. Taylor understand that teenagers are not?
(a) Robots.
(b) Fighters.
(c) Empty vessels.
(d) Erratic creatures.

3. How does Brooks describe Erica's immediate family in Chapter 7?
(a) Hardworking.
(b) Fiercely religious.
(c) Downwardly mobile.
(d) A melting pot.

4. What institution does Herold begin working for in Chapter 15?
(a) The Historical Society.
(b) The Peace Corps.
(c) The University of Maryland.
(d) GE.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which word is the closest synonym to limerence?

3. In a theory quoted at the end of Chapter 14, a company sick inside does what?

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

5. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?

(see the answer key)

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