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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through introduction; Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What superlative does Brooks use to describe his story in the introduction?
(a) Worst.
(b) Happiest.
(c) Simplest.
(d) Strangest.

2. In Chapter 1, Antonio Damasio determines that - without emotion - people lead what type of lives?
(a) Rational lives.
(b) Foolish lives.
(c) Amoral lives.
(d) Dull lives.

3. How does Elliot lose his capacity to feel emotion in Chapter 1?
(a) He has an aneurysm.
(b) He suffers a stroke.
(c) He has a brain tumor.
(d) He is in a car accident.

4. According to Brooks in his introduction, what is different about his book compared to the other social science books published in recent years?
(a) It focuses on group dynamics.
(b) It focuses on the inner mind.
(c) It focuses on real individuals.
(d) It focuses on America specifically.

5. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, what is never found in the homes of the upper-class group?
(a) Food.
(b) A stand up shower.
(c) Children.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Rob and Luis get married in Chapter 1, what task does Rob always insist on handling?

2. How many characters does Brooks say he will focus on in "The Social Animal"?

3. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?

4. Which of the following is not a photo that Antonio Damasio shows Elliot to elicit an emotional reaction?

5. What essential activity do Rob and Julie disagree on in Chapter 2?

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