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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what regular event is a constant trauma in Harold's life?
(a) His parents' doing out.
(b) Going to school on Monday.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Visiting friends' houses.

2. How does Elliot lose his capacity to feel emotion in Chapter 1?
(a) He is in a car accident.
(b) He suffers a stroke.
(c) He has a brain tumor.
(d) He has an aneurysm.

3. What does Brooks say his day job is in the introduction?
(a) Giving paid lectures.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Speaking on television.
(d) Writing about politics.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters does Brooks say he will focus on in "The Social Animal"?

2. According to Brooks in Chapter 4, early childhood is when Harold does what fastest?

3. What sport does Brooks associate with the children of his establishment set in Chapter 1?

4. According to Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, how many pieces of information can the unconscious mind take in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ms. Taylor guide Harold's reading in Chapter 6?

2. How does Ms. Taylor shape Harold's interest in the classical world?

3. How does Brooks use the meeting of Julia and Rob to illustrate the surprise of similarities?

4. What wisdom about teaching teenagers does Ms. Taylor possess?

5. How does Harold's tiger statement in Chapter 4 illustrate a complex human process?

6. How does Ms. Taylor permanently affect Harold's life?

7. How did Julia and Rob find marriage in the early years?

8. What is Brooks' stated political reason for writing "The Social Animal"?

9. Who is Elliot, and how did he become involved with Antonio Damasio?

10. According to Brooks, what separates us from other animals?

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