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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what does Brooks say Julia has had trouble letting go of?
(a) Her security blanket.
(b) Her party girl persona.
(c) Her old car.
(d) Her desire to sing professionally.

2. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?
(a) Foolish lives.
(b) Rational lives.
(c) Dull lives.
(d) Amoral lives.

3. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what large accessory do his social ascendants always have?
(a) A huge television.
(b) A huge dog.
(c) A huge pool.
(d) A huge unvarnished dining table.

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

5. How much more likely are people to laugh with others than by themselves?
(a) Five times.
(b) Fifty times.
(c) Twelve times.
(d) Thirty times.

6. In Chapter 5, Brooks states that Harold left to his own devices does not seem what?
(a) Bored.
(b) Self-conscious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Encumbered.

7. What does Brooks say both Julia and Rob worry about doing when they meet?
(a) Coming off as aloof.
(b) Coming off as cocky.
(c) Coming off as desperate.
(d) Coming off as dumb.

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

9. According to Brooks in Chapter 4, early childhood is when Harold does what fastest?
(a) Learns.
(b) Gets attention.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Eats.

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

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

12. In the introduction, where does Brooks say the majority of thinking takes place?
(a) The superego.
(b) The inner mind.
(c) Universities.
(d) China.

13. According to Brooks in the Introduction what do Harold and Erica inherit?
(a) Their self-images.
(b) Their capacity to love.
(c) Their politics.
(d) Their intellects.

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

15. What is the term that Antonio Damasio coins?
(a) Emotional Acuity Index.
(b) Emotional Positioning System.
(c) Emotional Sensitivity Response.
(d) Emotional Pulse Directive.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in his introduction, what is different about his book compared to the other social science books published in recent years?

2. What famous intellect does Brooks mention at the end of his introduction?

3. What idea for a topic does Harold come up with his first night of writing?

4. What is the story Julia tells Harold in Chapter 5 about?

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

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