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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Greek figure does Harold compare himself to in his journal when discussing anger?
(a) Menelaus.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Hector.
(d) Agamemnon.

2. What do children lack at an early age?
(a) An inner voice.
(b) Spatial reasoning.
(c) The ability to have REM sleep.
(d) Imagination.

3. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?
(a) Planning vacations.
(b) Choosing movies.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Fixing things.

4. What did John Bowlby determine was key to a child's development?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Safety.
(c) Stimulation.
(d) Fiber.

5. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?
(a) A nude woman.
(b) A accident scene.
(c) A flood.
(d) An earthquake area.

6. By the end of Chapter 6, Ms. Taylor has taught Harold to do what?
(a) Read.
(b) Let go.
(c) Learn.
(d) Experience life.

7. At the beginning of the introduction, Brooks assures the reader that his protagonists are not what?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Geniuses.
(c) Socialists.
(d) Politicians.

8. According to Brooks in his introduction, what is different about his book compared to the other social science books published in recent years?
(a) It focuses on real individuals.
(b) It focuses on America specifically.
(c) It focuses on the inner mind.
(d) It focuses on group dynamics.

9. According to James LeDoux in Chapter 1, what is the relationship of the conscious mind to emotion?
(a) It is central.
(b) It has not connection.
(c) It is peripheral.
(d) It is totally in tandem.

10. How many neuron connections does a child make between the ages of two and three?
(a) 45,000
(b) 1,000
(c) 15,000.
(d) 4,000.

11. In the Introduction, Brooks laments that most social policy is based on what understanding of humanity?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Materialist.
(c) Freudian.
(d) Rationalist.

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

13. As he grows in Chapter 4, Harold develops the ability to always quote an appropriate what?
(a) Grocery price.
(b) Political quote.
(c) Bedtime story.
(d) Music lyric.

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

15. Why did the delinquents in John Bowlby's study think they were abandoned?
(a) Their parents were poor.
(b) They were sickly.
(c) They were not good enough.
(d) Their parents died.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, Brooks says a study of the inner mind highlights the capacity of humanity to do what?

2. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what is never found in the homes of the upper-class group?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Julie insist on keeping on during sex?

4. Which of the following ridiculous items is listed in the homework requirements in Chapter 5?

5. What is laughter's major purpose, according to Brooks?

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