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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) Achilles.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Hector.
(d) Menelaus.

2. 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.

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

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) Make flash cards of ideas.
(d) Consult a museum.

5. What superlative does Brooks use to describe his story in the introduction?
(a) Happiest.
(b) Strangest.
(c) Simplest.
(d) Worst.

6. What rare ability does Harold have in high school society?
(a) He can speak to girls.
(b) He can get A's without studying.
(c) He can mirror cliques.
(d) He can laugh at an insult.

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

8. 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.

9. What Greek term becomes the topic of Harold's paper in Chapter 6?
(a) Thumos.
(b) Catharsis.
(c) Anagnorisis.
(d) Hubris.

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

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

12. 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.

13. What unnerving assignment does Ms. Taylor give Harold in Chapter 6?
(a) Keep a journal.
(b) Call her each night.
(c) Attend a play.
(d) Show is reasearch to his parents.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Brooks points out that the female orgasm is what type of process?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what group of teenagers does Brooks say is discriminated against?

3. Based on a misunderstanding with his parents in Chapter 5, what does Harold fear will happen if he does not behave?

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

5. According to James LeDoux in Chapter 1, what is the relationship of the conscious mind to emotion?

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