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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what does Brooks show that neurons do when we are near someone we are bonded to socially?
(a) Charge at faster rates.
(b) Mirror the other person's neurons.
(c) Pulse at regular intervals.
(d) Stay dormant.

2. In Chapter 1, Damasio determines that people's unconscious selves draw on what to function?
(a) Stimuli.
(b) Past experiences.
(c) Intellectual formulations.
(d) Pheromones.

3. What is the story Julia tells Harold in Chapter 5 about?
(a) Her first day of school.
(b) A road trip.
(c) Her parents.
(d) The day he was born.

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

5. How does Brooks describe Harold's intelligence in Chapter 6?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Deficient.
(d) Average.

6. What idea for a topic does Harold come up with his first night of writing?
(a) He decides to focus on Odysseus.
(b) He comes up with no ideas.
(c) He decides to focus on the idea of honor.
(d) He narrows down his topics to two.

7. Which of the following ridiculous items is listed in the homework requirements in Chapter 5?
(a) Half an Ambien.
(b) Algea.
(c) A brick from the Great Wall.
(d) A sloth's toenail.

8. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Uneven bars.
(c) Lacrosse.
(d) Polo.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what group of teenagers does Brooks say is discriminated against?
(a) Introverted, sensitive kids.
(b) Attractive, popular kids.
(c) Artsy, dramatic kids.
(d) Small, nerdy kids.

10. How many children do Brooks' wealthy socialites all have in Chapter 1?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

11. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?
(a) Harold.
(b) David Brooks.
(c) Erica.
(d) Hostadter.

12. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what is never found in the homes of the upper-class group?
(a) Food.
(b) A television.
(c) A stand up shower.
(d) Children.

13. What subject did John Bowlby focus on in addition to children?
(a) Educators.
(b) Climate.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Economic conditions.

14. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?
(a) Ethan Allen.
(b) Crate and Barrel.
(c) Pier One.
(d) Ikea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, where does Brooks say the majority of thinking takes place?

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

3. What does Brooks say his day job is in the introduction?

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

5. What Greek term becomes the topic of Harold's paper in Chapter 6?

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