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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. What separates us from animals, according to Brooks in the introduction?
(a) Our ability to form social bonds.
(b) Our ability to use tools.
(c) Our ability to rationalize.
(d) Our ability to use language.

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

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

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

5. What terms does Brooks use at the beginning of Chapter 1 to describe the upper-middle class liberal socialites of today?
(a) The Jackson Hole Class.
(b) The Organic Class.
(c) The Kerry Class.
(d) The Composure Class.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the introduction, Brooks states that Harold and Erica have what type of skills?

2. How many neuron connections does a child make between the ages of two and three?

3. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?

4. Whose method does Brooks acknowledge he is borrowing in the introduction?

5. How much more likely are people to laugh with others than by themselves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Damasio determine about living without emotion in Chapter 1?

4. What is Harold's goal from conception on?

5. How did Brooks come up with the idea of telling a story to illustrate his social critique?

6. What did John Bowlby's research reveal about childhood?

7. According to Brooks in the introduction, why are Harold and Erica so successful?

8. What are mirror neurons?

9. Describe Ms. Taylor.

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

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