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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. E.O. Wilson believes individuals are born with what?
(a) A future predetermined.
(b) A personality.
(c) A political viewpoint.
(d) A social stratus.

2. What did Walter Mischel suggest children do in his marshmallow experiment which helped them wait longer to eat the candy?
(a) Drink a glass of milk.
(b) Imagine it was something else.
(c) Shut their eyes.
(d) Suck their thumbs.

3. How old is Erica when she becomes CEO of Intercom?
(a) 47.
(b) 23.
(c) 60.
(d) 32.

4. What is the physical indication that Erica and Harold's relationship is becoming romantic in Chapter 13?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They make furtive love.
(c) She stares in his eyes.
(d) They hold hands.

5. Which of the following is not a culture Erica immerses herself in at college?
(a) Literature.
(b) History.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Harold's advice to Erica initially unhelpful in Chapter 15?

2. What school does Erica get accepted to in Chapter 9?

3. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?

4. How do the founders of the Academy describe poverty in their mission?

5. Who does Erica confide in regarding her tantrum in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the mind inefficient, according to David Brooks?

2. How does Brooks describe the relationship between the unconscious and the conscious mind in Chapter 15?

3. What did the marshmallow test predict about child development?

4. How does Harold battle overweening passion in Chapter 13?

5. What impresses Erica about Raymond during their lunches in Chapter 16?

6. Why does Erica nearly not go to the University of Denver in Chapter 9?

7. How do the founders of the Academy view poverty in America?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Brooks say is often true ambitious individuals?

9. How does the business collapse in Chapter 14?

10. Why is Amy facing so may problems in Chapter 7?

(see the answer keys)

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