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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. According to Brooks at the beginning of Chapter 1, where does all the furniture of the upper class liberal group come from?
(a) Ikea.
(b) Ethan Allen.
(c) Pier One.
(d) Crate and Barrel.

2. According to Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, how many pieces of information can the unconscious mind take in?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 25 million.
(c) 11 million.
(d) 6 million.

3. Whose parents are Rob and Julia?
(a) David Brooks.
(b) Harold.
(c) Erica.
(d) Hostadter.

4. Why did the delinquents in John Bowlby's study think they were abandoned?
(a) They were not good enough.
(b) Their parents died.
(c) They were sickly.
(d) Their parents were poor.

5. Which of the following ridiculous items is listed in the homework requirements in Chapter 5?
(a) A sloth's toenail.
(b) A brick from the Great Wall.
(c) Algea.
(d) Half an Ambien.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brooks in Chapter 1, what surprises all people when they meet a possible mate?

2. What did John Bowlby determine was key to a child's development?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Julie insist on keeping on during sex?

4. What is the term that Antonio Damasio coins?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Antonio Damasio have difficulty doing with Elliot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julia and Rob find marriage in the early years?

2. According to Brooks, what separates us from other animals?

3. What is Brooks' stated political reason for writing "The Social Animal"?

4. Who is Elliot, and how did he become involved with Antonio Damasio?

5. According to Brooks in the introduction, why are Harold and Erica so successful?

6. How does Brooks describe the day-to-day life of the Composure Class?

7. How does Brooks use the meeting of Julia and Rob to illustrate the surprise of similarities?

8. Why does Timothy Wilson think that the unconscious mind does the majority of the work in thinking?

9. What is Harold's goal from conception on?

10. What is the Composure Class?

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