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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 famous intellect does Brooks mention at the end of his introduction?
(a) Hume.
(b) Hawking.
(c) Vidal.
(d) Hofstadter.

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

3. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, modern social scientists say that geniuses are what?
(a) Mythological.
(b) Fated.
(c) Built.
(d) Extinct.

4. Which of the following is a condition that Raymond insists on in Chapter 16 is the group prepares its proposals?
(a) It must be budget neutral.
(b) It must be a done in public.
(c) He must have a veto.
(d) Taggart has to go.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Brooks say Julia has had trouble letting go of?

3. What institution does Herold begin working for in Chapter 15?

4. What does Erica particularly admire about Raymond in Chapter 16?

5. Whose method does Brooks acknowledge he is borrowing in the introduction?

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