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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Ms. Taylor tells Harold to do to prepare for his paper?
(a) Make flash cards of ideas.
(b) Consult a museum.
(c) Outline his paper.
(d) Read five books.

2. What terms does Brooks use at the beginning of Chapter 1 to describe the upper-middle class liberal socialites of today?
(a) The Composure Class.
(b) The Organic Class.
(c) The Kerry Class.
(d) The Jackson Hole Class.

3. In Chapter 4, what is Harold's favorite pastimes besides bonding with Julia?
(a) Riding the dog.
(b) Bonding with Rob.
(c) Pulling things off tables.
(d) Sleeping.

4. 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 objective.
(d) Her emotions.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks assert as a primary difference between humans and other animals?
(a) We solve problems.
(b) We build cities.
(c) We mate for life.
(d) We have self-awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the founders of the Academy describe poverty in their mission?

2. On the same day Harold meets Erica, his friend, Mark, offers him a job doing what?

3. When Walter Mischel repeated his marshmallow experiment year later, what did he use instead of a marshmallow?

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

5. What does Ms. Taylor want to match each student to?

(see the answer key)

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