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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bad Boys, Polyliths, and the Heterotechnic Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what does the word neuron derive its meaning?
(a) A Slavic word for transmit.
(b) A Greek word for cord or fiber.
(c) A Latin word for cord or fiber.
(d) A Slavic word for entangle

2. For what does the thumb have to be long enough?
(a) To bend at a 90 degree angle.
(b) To touch the last finger at its base.
(c) To have two joints.
(d) To reach the fingertips.

3. Up until a certain point, what separated the human hand from that of the ape's hand?
(a) The thumb.
(b) The number of digits.
(c) The size.
(d) The texture.

4. According to Charles Sherrington, what are sensors to the target object?
(a) The fngertips and the palm.
(b) The palm and the nerves in the cerebral cortex.
(c) The retina and the palm.
(d) The retina and fingertips.

5. What is one feature of the human hand that Marzke identifies?
(a) Greater range.
(b) Larger knuckles.
(c) Greater flexibility.
(d) Longer thumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is now known to be important that originally was not thought to be so during early studies?

2. What helps maintain a skill that is learned?

3. Who describes the hand as the "consummation of all perfection as an instrument"?

4. To what does Kathleen Gibson attribute human intelligence?

5. What is the ability to design and manufacture tools considered by Wilson?

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