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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the physical indication that Erica and Harold's relationship is becoming romantic in Chapter 13?
(a) They make furtive love.
(b) They hold hands.
(c) She stares in his eyes.
(d) They kiss.

2. Why is Harold's advice to Erica initially unhelpful in Chapter 15?
(a) He is too ambitious in his viewpoints.
(b) He sides with Taggard.
(c) He is no longer part of the business world.
(d) He is jealous of Raymond.

3. What field does Erica explore in Chapter 11?
(a) Social materialism.
(b) Literary journalism.
(c) Behavioral economics.
(d) Cultural etymology.

4. According to Brooks in Chapter 14, what is a major issue with the human mind?
(a) Its prejudices.
(b) Its processing speed.
(c) Its blood circulation.
(d) Its overconfidence.

5. What nearly happened to Erica at age 10?
(a) She nearly lost her mother.
(b) She nearly died.
(c) She nearly got arrested.
(d) She was nearly sent to China.

6. Which of the following is not a step of human decision-making?
(a) Calculation.
(b) Execution.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Perception.

7. What does Mark say he is in search of in Chapter 12?
(a) Intense world.
(b) More money than God.
(c) Perfect moments.
(d) Neverland.

8. Where do Harold and Erica meet at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) A Chili's.
(d) A public park.

9. What does Erica particularly admire about Raymond in Chapter 16?
(a) His work ethic.
(b) His sense of loyalty.
(c) His self-awareness.
(d) His intelligence.

10. At the end of Chapter 15, what does Brooks characterize the relationship between the conscious and the unconscious mind as?
(a) A rivalry.
(b) A war.
(c) A marriage.
(d) A corporate partnership.

11. Which of the following is not a culture Erica immerses herself in at college?
(a) Literature.
(b) History.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Sociology.

12. How long is the memo the insurgents produce in Chapter 16?
(a) 23 pages.
(b) One page.
(c) They produce no memo.
(d) 100 pages.

13. According to a study quoted in Chapter 7, ninety percent of couples that have children plan to do what?
(a) Attend church.
(b) Graduate college.
(c) Get married.
(d) Move in together,

14. According to the Rationalists, what adversely affects business?
(a) Overarching systems.
(b) Human foibles.
(c) War.
(d) Imprecise accounting.

15. According to Brooks in Chapter 9, a disproportionate number of ambitious people live with what?
(a) A need for spiritual happiness.
(b) A fear of abandonment.
(c) An inflated self-image.
(d) A desire to exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tennis star does Brooks compare Erica to in Chapter 8?

2. Who eventually defends Erica's choice to leave for college in Chapter 9?

3. On the same day Harold meets Erica, his friend, Mark, offers him a job doing what?

4. What personal problem does Harold begin having after he becomes romantically involved with Erica?

5. In Chapter 14, Brooks states that the Recession led to an essential reduction in what?

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