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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. How many features of the human hand does Mary Marzke identify?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

2. Why does the author say juggling might be considered a pastime that accomplishes nothing?
(a) It returns all items used back to their original state.
(b) It replaces the energy it uses but there is not net gain.
(c) It does not earn you any money.
(d) It has no purpose.

3. What supports the conscious dimension of action?
(a) The conscious intent to move.
(b) The brain.
(c) The unconscious interaction of the neuromuscular system.
(d) The unconscious image of movement.

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

5. Why was Serge Percelly told he had the eye for tennis?
(a) His retina had more nerves endings than average.
(b) His forearms were unusually well developed.
(c) He could see where the ball was going and meet it there.
(d) His hand-eye coordination was above average.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the neocortex size reliably predict?

3. What does Charles Bell say practice enables?

4. From where does Sherrington discover signals originate to cause movement?

5. By what age do children become improvisers who behave with intelligence?

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