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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. On the other hand, why might juggling have a use?
(a) It can give you aerobic exercise if you do it vigorously.
(b) It can earn money on the street corner.
(c) It involves the complementary processes of throwing and catching.
(d) The balls can be thrown at a robber.

2. How does the conscious dimension of action occur?
(a) There is no conscious dimension of action.
(b) With the movement itself.
(c) With the thought of moving.
(d) With the unconscious thought first.

3. What is the other main reason the author writes this book on the hand?
(a) His work as a neurologist.
(b) His work as an art teacher.
(c) His work as a painter.
(d) His work as a orthopedic doctor.

4. How does David compensate for his lack of strength?
(a) With his mental and psychological edge.
(b) By competiting with younger wrestlers.
(c) By competiting in a lower weight group.
(d) By cheating.

5. What is one puzzling concern the author mentions in this chapter?
(a) The reason some people's hands are proportionately larger than normal.
(b) The hand's ability to move faster than the eye.
(c) The reason some people's hands are proportionately smaller than normal.
(d) The hand's ability to be adept at rock-climbing and piano-playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can a grip on a rock last for a climber?

2. How many types of grips does Mary Marzke classify?

3. What is one thing the thumb is uniquely able to do?

4. What is one thing that prompted the author to write this book on the hand?

5. What is the hand's optimal position over the keyboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the touch of the pianist differ from that of the rock climber?

2. What does practice after learning do?

3. Who is George, and what does Wilson say about him?

4. What are Australopithecines and what is an example of one?

5. According to Wilson, what are the two problem-solving strategies that stand out?

6. What does Wilson say about our hands and feet as we are about to waken and right after?

7. Who is Robin Dunbar and what does he propose?

8. How did Duchenne demonstrate the physiology of movement?

9. What is the connection between marionettes and the human muscle and tendon configuration in the arms and legs?

10. What does Charles Bell believe about practice?

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