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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 The Kinds of Thoughts That Are Thinkable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does one blind rock climber use a mechanical device to help climb?
(a) The device beeps in code to say where a usable crack is locate.
(b) The device transmits impulses through the climber's tongue.
(c) There is no such device developed yet; it is in prototype stage.
(d) The device latches onto cracks and crevices and the climber follows the rope.

2. What do most of us notice in the world around us?
(a) That which impacts our safety.
(b) About ten percent of what is actually there.
(c) About ninety percent of what is actually there.
(d) Just when something is out of the ordinary.

3. About how many pounds does a brain weigh?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. What does Alberts record?
(a) African music.
(b) The sounds of the lions.
(c) The sounds of many bird species.
(d) The sounds of the insect world of Africa.

5. How do photographs of different races reveal something about the mind?
(a) It shows how sight is both an unconscious and conscious action.
(b) It demonstrates how sight affects conscious choices.
(c) Prejudice can be hidden in the unconscious.
(d) The conscious mind might be prejudice but most will not acknowledge their feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the activity of our brain does the conscious mind represent?

2. How complex is the human brain?

3. At what age does Mike May lose his vision?

4. What do we perceive about the limits of our conscious knowledge?

5. What is the significant fact in the two showings to the men?

(see the answer key)

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