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1
Which movement was influenced by the African-American salons of Hurston, Roberts, and Johnson?
Civil Rights Movement
Black Arts Movement
Harlem Renaissance
Beat Generation
2
The poem critiques:
Urban pollution
Hollow grandeur and artificial beauty
French cuisine
The commercialization of nature
3
Psychological distance
refers to:
The ability to control emotions during stress
A cognitive separation between self and other times, places, or people
How much personal space a person requires in conversation
A personality trait linked to introversion
4
What concept does
Shelter
relate to in neuroscience and philosophy?
Cryogenic freezing
Moral absolutism
Digital immortality
Pain perception
5
In which brain area do VENs connect emotion and cognitive control?
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Anterior Insular Cortex (AIC) and Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)
Corpus callosum
6
What classic poetic form did Julie Carr use as her constraint?
Free verse
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
7
How is the poem easier to understand?
When read aloud
When whispered
When read in written form
When sung
8
What message does “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” emphasize?
Fear the afterlife
Fight against death with all your might
Ignore mortality
Accept death peacefully
9
What is a primary feature of synaptic clusters?
Their emotional selectivity
Their inability to change
Their structural and functional plasticity
Their independent firing
10
In Paul Seli’s experiment, paintings inspired by hypnagogic states were rated as:
More creative
More symmetrical
Less colorful
Less realistic
11
What is a key insight from Adam Green's research on the brain and creativity?
Creativity is only genetic
Creativity comes from a single "creative lobe"
Intelligence and creativity use separate brain regions
Coupling distant brain networks boosts creativity
12
Why is the concept of Imagineering considered special to Disney?
They invented it
They turned R&D into a proprietary creative artform
It is directly linked to Mickey Mouse’s design
It is unique to their character branding
13
What does “purposeful daydreaming” aim to support?
Long-term memory
Creative problem-solving
Automatic behaviors
Muscle relaxation
14
What 2018 AI-generated artwork sold for $432,500?
Portrait of Future Intelligence
The Face of Imagination
The Portrait of Edmond de Belamy
AI Dreams
15
What network handles “task-positive” or goal-driven activity?
DMN
Central Executive Network (CEN)
Salience Network
Limbic Network
16
Which concept describes the reuse of neural structures for new purposes?
Neural delay
Neuroplasticity
Volume transmission
Exaptation
17
Imagery neurons rely on what kind of code?
Binary
Symbolic
Genetic
Analog
18
What best defines
mind wandering
?
Imaginary thinking while asleep
Focused visualization during meditation
Conscious daydreaming with a specific goal
Thoughts straying from a current task to unrelated ideas
19
What is the core benefit of using creative constraints in writing?
It helps writers move forward and break writer’s block
It encourages repetition and perfectionism
It ensures work follows a traditional narrative structure
It limits creativity to structured topics only
20
What happens in "early-stage model collapse"?
Model breaks hardware
Model starts writing poetry
There’s a reduction in variance
Model generates random images
21
How did the Duke University study demonstrate model collapse?
Using AI-generated content loops with dog breed images
By training AI on books
Using poetry datasets
Comparing AI to human artists
22
The brain's “Russian doll” organization refers to:
A focus on foreign language acquisition
Cerebellar redundancy
Temporal lobe activities only
Multiple layers of nested functional modules
23
Which method has been shown to
boost
creative abilities by stimulating the brain?
Caffeine consumption
Calisthenics
Neuromodulation
Hypnosis
24
What does "late-stage model collapse" result in?
Elimination of all neural networks
Reset of training data
Models training on poor outputs and compounding errors
Total shutdown of the server
25
Why do some researchers recommend returning to creative ideas later?
To forget bad ones
To share them with friends
To improve and refine them
To update copyright
26
What percentage increase in premature death is linked to social isolation?
18%
31%
12%
26%
27
What is
active imagination
as developed by Carl Jung?
A form of lucid dreaming used for artistic creativity
A technique of focusing on imagery to engage with the unconscious
A method for analyzing logical thoughts during problem-solving
A strategy to improve short-term memory
28
What major theme did
The Old Man and the Sea
by Hemingway explore?
Urban disillusionment
The collapse of aristocracy
War and loss
Struggle and dignity in isolation
29
The DMN is often active during:
Eating
Physical exertion
Visual hallucinations
Mind-wandering or introspection
30
Which writer referred to writing as a “conceptual playground”?
Julie Carr
Jean Marc Ah-Sen
Dashiel Carrera
Matthew Tomkinson
31
Why did Napoleon dislike salons?
They focused on trivial subjects
They promoted dangerous free-thinking
They were too elitist
They did not include military officials
32
What do the constraints in Chao’s and Wright’s pieces demonstrate?
Artistic freedom is limitless
Simpler vocabulary leads to clearer meaning
Language manipulation can produce unique and expressive work
Poetry can be written in any language
33
Turing's “unorganized machines” relate to:
Motor learning
Infant cortex structure
Artificial intelligence
Adult memory loss
34
Who does the speaker directly address in the final stanza in “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”?
God
Himself
The king
God
35
The transitional state between wakefulness and sleep is called:
Lucid dreaming
Deep sleep
REM
Hypnagogia
36
What psychological challenge does constraint-based writing help overcome?
Plagiarism
Lack of vocabulary
Boredom
Perfectionism
37
What happens to Rin every morning in
Shelter
?
She resets the simulation
She receives letters from her father
She’s contacted by other survivors
She is chased by virtual monsters
38
What is
Dormio
, the device used in Paul Seli’s experiment?
A dream-recording headset
A brainwave scanner
A sleep-tracking glove
A neurofeedback helmet
39
What does the term "redeployment" suggest in neural terms?
Reusing a neural system for a new function
Disabling a function for another
Delayed synaptic activation
Permanent damage
40
What brain area responds both to delicious food and creative insight rewards?
Cerebellum
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Orbitofrontal cortex
41
Which book connects “imagineering” to urban development and culture?
The Imagineer's Handbook
Imagineering Atlanta
City Planning 101
Information Imagineering
42
What is
mental imagery
?
The ability to create or recreate sensory experiences in your mind
The belief in one's own intelligence
The ability to perceive only external stimuli
The ability to store sensory data unconsciously
43
What is Walt Disney Imagineering primarily responsible for?
Creating Disney theme parks and attractions
Designing merchandise
Overseeing animated movie production
Writing scripts for films
44
What experimental method is used to study imagination and motor imagery?
fMRI
EEG
X-ray
PET scans
45
What is
locked-in syndrome
?
Full consciousness with complete body paralysis
A coma with brain death
Hallucinations caused by medication
Total unconsciousness
46
What was a major emotional block mentioned by several writers that constraints helped overcome?
The blank page
Isolation
Rejection by editors
Stage fright
47
Julie Carr described the experience of too much freedom in writing as:
Productive
Paralyzing
Empowering
Humorous
48
According to EEG studies, expert jazz pianists generate creative ideas from which brain region?
Right frontal cortex
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Left posterior brain
49
Which part of the brain may trigger inner speech?
Temporal gyrus
Amygdala
Medulla
Imagery neuron systems
50
What type of neuron is associated with self-awareness and possibly imagination?
Von Economo neuron (VEN)
Mirror neuron
Oligodendrocyte
Basket cell
51
Which two works rely heavily on homophonic repetition or omission?
Wright and Chao
Thomas and Hahn
Wright and Chao
Gadsby and Hahn
52
Which two networks are
activated
during task engagement?
Default and executive
Insular and hippocampal
Visual and auditory
Central Executive Network (CEN) and Salience Network (SN)
53
Which of the following is most likely to enhance creativity through unfamiliarity?
Novel experiences
Watching a familiar TV show
Writing the same word repeatedly
Repeating routine tasks
54
Transformational creativity involves:
Repeating learned patterns
Creating beyond existing styles and frameworks
Copying existing styles
Generating ideas from structured data
55
Matthew Vollmer’s creative project was titled:
Inscriptions for Headstones
Real Life: An Installation
The Deer
Oems
56
Which of the following is
not
typically considered a psychedelic drug?
LSD
Ibuprofen
Psilocybin
Methylene dioxyamphetamine (MDA)
57
Dashiel Carrera’s writing method is inspired by what art form?
Sculpture
Painting
Theater
Music performance
58
The main difference between imagery and imagination is:
Imagination combines imagery into new constructs
Imagination is passive, imagery is active
Imagery is new, imagination is remembered
One is conscious and the other subconscious
59
Zeki (2004) emphasized knowledge as a process of:
Elimination
Abstraction
Avoidance
Sensory overload
60
What modern meaning has “salon” evolved into today?
Art museum exhibitions
Beauty and hair care businesses
Political debates
Coffeehouse gatherings
61
What happened to salons during Napoleon's rule?
They became more radical
They spread across Asia
They became more formal and less intellectually stimulating
They were outlawed completely
62
What does the research suggest about the reliability of eureka moments?
They usually result in fame
They only happen during sleep
They are always valid
They may not predict long-term value
63
What historical figure does the poem reference through decor?
Charles II
Louis XV
King George
Napoleon
64
How do astrocytes influence FM assembly?
Through tiling and domain creation
They do not influence it
By inhibiting all transmission
By killing synaptic clusters
65
What kind of poetic constraint is used in
Oems
?
Pantoum
Acrostic
Sonnet
Lipogram
66
What is the danger of disrupting the prefrontal cortex with hallucinogens?
It interferes with executive functions like decision-making
It causes heightened sleep cycles
It enhances vision temporarily
It increases metabolism to unsafe levels
67
Which controversial salonista was exiled by Napoleon?
Natalie Clifford Barney
Madeleine de Scudéry
Gertrude Stein
Germaine de Staël
68
How does social isolation impact emotion regulation?
It increases empathy
It enhances resilience
It strengthens emotional memory
It impairs the hippocampus’ ability to regulate emotion
69
Which type of AI-generated creativity is still considered limited or beyond reach?
Combinational
Transformational
Exploratory
Mechanical
70
What is the primary health hormone affected by prolonged stress in isolation?
Serotonin
Oxytocin
Cortisol
Dopamine
71
What aspect of the original Alcoa ad campaign was controversial by today’s standards?
It plagiarized military slogans
It showed violent imagery
It supported plastic manufacturing
It included racist caricatures
72
In
Oliver & Company
's "Once Upon a Time in New York City", New York is portrayed as a city where:
The past defines the future
History repeats itself endlessly
Dreams are irrelevant
Dreams are essential for survival
73
What does the term “Imagineering” originally combine?
Innovation and manufacturing
Imagination and experimenting
Inspiration and engineering
Imagination and engineering
74
What is one way the MindBeagle system checks for auditory awareness?
Asking the patient to speak
Testing muscle reflexes
Playing high and low tones
Showing flashing lights
75
What brain networks are often involved in creative thinking?
Amygdala and hippocampus
Visual and auditory cortices
Default mode and cognitive control networks
Motor and sensory pathways
76
What was a key feature that distinguished salons from the court at Versailles?
They were held outdoors
They welcomed people from different economic classes
They were government-sponsored
They only included nobility
77
What is the standard research definition of a creative idea, according to Mark A. Runco?
Original and effective
Innovative and historical
Abstract and beautiful
Popular and unique
78
Robert King is known for surviving how many years in solitary confinement?
10
21
29
15
79
Where did the earliest recorded salons take place?
France
Italy
Greece
Germany
80
What is the symbolic meaning of the final line, “The king is dead”?
A literal announcement of royal death
An end of aristocratic excess
A tribute to a famous monarch
Celebration of democracy
81
What is the function of the frontopolar cortex in creativity?
Motor movement
Creative idea generation
Emotional regulation
Memory storage
82
When participants were asked six months later to re-evaluate their ideas from mind-wandering, they rated them as:
Less creative
Less important
More important
Equally inspiring
83
The
neocortex
is responsible for:
Muscle memory and coordination
Involuntary reflexes
Higher-order thinking and reasoning
Digestion and heart rate
84
Gertrude Stein was nicknamed what due to her influence in modernist circles?
The Queen of Cubism
The Priestess of Poetry
The Duchess of Dada
The Mother of Modernism
85
How does the MindBeagle device read patient responses?
By scanning eye movements
Through spoken words
Through heart rate monitoring
By interpreting brainwaves in response to stimuli
86
What is the main constraint used in the novel
Gadsby
?
No use of the letter “e”
No adjectives
No punctuation
No nouns
87
What does imagery primarily involve?
Creating completely new mental ideas
Creating mental images of previously experienced things
Performing real-world physical actions
Remembering dreams
88
In
Imagineering: How to Profit from Your Creative Powers
, what idea is extended?
That aluminum is central to invention
That Disney owns the concept of creativity
That dreams determine success
That creative ingenuity can apply to all areas of life
89
What is a
worldview
?
A fundamental cognitive orientation used to interpret the world
A subconscious motor function
A neural process for memory retrieval
A scientific fact
90
Which of the following figures was part of Hemingway and Fitzgerald’s Paris literary circle?
Virginia Woolf
Toni Morrison
Sylvia Plath
Gertrude Stein
91
What function might VENs have in brain processing?
Integrating selected inputs rapidly
Enhancing dream cycles
Reducing empathy
Slowing learning
92
What is the primary subject of the poem?
The moon's beauty
The endangerment of whales
Human loneliness
Political reform
93
What emotion does the line “The moon / sees us at all cost alone” evoke?
Isolation and sorrow
Comfort
Empowerment
Joy
94
What is the risk of training AI on AI-generated content?
It increases speed
It causes factual improvement
It leads to hallucinations and nonsense generation
It enhances diversity
95
What lyric from the song suggests a strong belief in personal potential despite obstacles?
"You’ll always be alone in the city"
"Hide from the world, it’s raining cops and dogs"
"Dreams are illusions meant to fade"
"Don't be shy, go out and try"
96
What is the ultimate message of
Shelter
regarding human consciousness?
It can persist and imagine even in isolation
It thrives only in social interaction
It is meaningless in isolation
It must be erased for progress
97
What is the central setting of the short film
Shelter
?
A futuristic city under siege
A virtual simulation controlled by a tablet
A desert island simulation
A spaceship drifting through space
98
What motivates Jean Marc Ah-Sen to meet deadlines under constraints?
Random word generators
Creative freedom
Random word generators
Collaboration and accountability
99
What does the writer of
Oems
compare his constraint-based approach to?
Conducting a science experiment
Data management
Playing chess
Solving a mystery
100
What is
REM sleep
most commonly associated with?
Muscle growth and repair
Brain inactivity
The deepest form of unconsciousness
Vivid dreaming and memory consolidation
101
What role do modifiers play in brain function?
Create hallucinations
Suppress emotions
Delete unnecessary memories
Control pathways between functional modules
102
What psychological consequence is associated with social isolation?
Risk of suicide and chronic stress
Increased learning speed
Enhanced empathy
Lowered blood pressure
103
What was the focus of Serge King’s
Imagineering for Health
?
Using imagination to boost mental well-being
Visualizing improved diet techniques
Imagining new health supplements
Using physical therapy creatively
104
What does the term "synthetic creativity" refer to?
Mechanical drawing tools
Original ideas made from emotion
AI-generated ideas that replicate learned styles
AI mimicking human brainwaves
105
What are the two main modes of neural communication?
Excitation and inhibition
Optical and digital
Wiring transmission and volume transmission
Synaptic and chemical
106
What kind of error is caused by insufficient data diversity?
Statistical error
Architectural error
Creative redundancy
Memory overflow
107
Which poem critiques aristocratic opulence using visual imagery?
“Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den”
“Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”
“Gadsby”
“No Swan So Fine”
108
What did
Imagineering the Reading Process
(1980) propose?
Learning through gamified apps
Creating interactive textbooks
Using sound to teach reading
Teaching through multisensory experiences
109
What has been a consequence of AI's entrance into creative industries since 2022?
Increase in artist wages
Ban on all AI tools
Total rejection of AI content
A reduction in creative jobs
110
What type of thinking is associated with “System 1” in cognitive science?
Fast, intuitive, and unconscious
Logical and analytical
Slow and deliberate
Careful and calculated
111
What are functional modules (FMs)?
Transiently assembled brain structures for processing
Muscles controlled by the brain
Regions only active during sleep
Fixed, rigid sections of the brain
112
What does AI lack that makes it difficult for it to replicate human artistic judgment?
Speed
Accuracy
Human emotions
Algorithms
113
What is the nickname for the trio that included Robert King?
The Angola Three
The Prison Minds
The Solitary Saints
The Incarcerated Three
114
According to research, which of the following is
not
a recommended strategy to become more creative?
Practice brainstorming
Spend time in nature
Let your mind wander
Avoid revisiting old ideas
115
What digital tool did Tomkinson use to apply his constraint?
A typewriter
A random poem generator
A spreadsheet
An AI text generator
116
Which brain region is affected most severely by long-term stress?
Amygdala
Medulla
Hippocampus
Frontal cortex
117
Which of the following practices involves a dialogue between conscious and unconscious parts of the mind?
Active imagination
Nature experiences
Mind wandering
Hypnosis
118
Matthew Tomkinson’s constraint excluded words with what feature?
Foreign origins
Silent letters
Vowels
Tall letters
119
What is the hippocampus primarily responsible for?
Blood circulation
Memory and emotional regulation
Muscle memory
Hearing and speech
120
Which company first used “Imagineering” before Disney?
General Electric
Alcoa
Lockheed
DuPont
121
In which decade did Disney begin using the term “Imagineering” publicly?
1970s
1960s
1940s
1950s
122
Which of the following best represents Hemingway's signature writing style?
Surrealism and stream of consciousness
Sparse and direct prose (the "iceberg theory")
Rich metaphors and long passages
Ornate and poetic language
123
Inner speech is strongly linked to:
Self-awareness and imagination
Reaction times
Balance and motion
External stimuli
124
What is imagination primarily based on?
Only conscious thoughts
Stored perceptual information
Reflexive actions
Real-world experience
125
What is the significance of “bycatch” in“[the whale already]”?
A metaphor for media coverage
A ritual in whaling culture
A type of whale
Unintentional capture of whales in fishing
126
What is
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
actually about?
Alice B. Toklas’s poetry
Modern art hModern art historyistory
Gertrude Stein’s life and perspective
The Paris salon scene
127
Which famous artists were supported early by Leo Stein, Gertrude’s brother?
Monet, Manet, and Degas
Dali, Magritte, and Ernst
Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Pollock
Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, and Renoir
128
How can patients respond “yes” or “no” using the tactile test in MindBeagle?
Focusing on a vibrating hand
Blinking in sequence
Moving toes
Nodding slightly
129
According to John Kounios, creativity research began advancing significantly in the:
18th century
19th century
1950s
21st century
130
What does the book
Information Imagineering
primarily deal with?
Finding information in digital spaces
Building urban libraries
Inventing future communication systems
Engineering data software
131
What function is assessed when patients are asked to imagine moving their hands?
Visual reflex
Emotional processing
Auditory memory
Sensory motor cortex activity
132
Combinatorial optimization in the brain refers to:
Avoiding overuse of brain power
Storing long-term memories
Finding the best FM combination for a function
Pathways blocked by glial cells
133
VENs may support which emotional and social processes?
Color perception
Hunger and thirst
Musical skill
Guilt and empathy
134
Who was known for founding one of the first salons in France?
Marie Antoinette
Germaine de Staël
Catherine de Vivonne
Simone de Beauvoir
135
Which brain region is primarily associated with high-level functions like planning and social behavior?
Cerebellum
Frontal cortex
Thalamus
Hippocampus
136
Which poem uses environmental collapse as its central concern?
“Gadsby”
“No Swan So Fine”
“[the whale already]”
“Lion-Eating Poet…”
137
What type of thinking is “System 2” associated with?
Motor learning
Deliberate and reflective
Emotional
Impulsive
138
What poetic form is used in “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”?
Villanelle
Sonnet
Ode
Haiku
139
Jean Marc Ah-Sen's constraint included:
A strict time and word limit
Using only Shakespearean language
Writing with no metaphors
Limiting each sentence to five words
140
Jean Marc Ah-Sen re-entered professional writing by:
Writing poetry without punctuation
Publishing anonymously
Writing about his family history
Collaborating with others
141
What metaphor did Matthew Tomkinson use for constraints in writing?
A locked chest with a hidden key
A textured surface to strike a match
A train that keeps moving forward
A rope to climb toward ideas
142
Adam Green suggests creativity is better understood by studying:
Brain processes
Art history
Musical theory
Cultural values
143
What type of swan is described in Moore’s poem?
A flying swan with golden wings
A dead swan preserved in a museum
A real swan swimming in a lake
A flying swan with golden wings
144
Spending time in natural environments is known as:
Meditation therapy
Nature experiences
Grounding
Spatial training
145
What does the
thalamus
primarily do?
Controls voluntary muscle movements
Produces melatonin for sleep cycles
Regulates heart rate and digestion
Relays sensory and motor signals, regulates consciousness and alertness
146
What characterizes
hallucinogens
?
They promote physical strength
They alter perception, thoughts, and feelings
They sedate and calm the central nervous system
They only affect the spinal cord
147
What does
divergent thinking
refer to in creativity research?
Generating many different solutions or uses
Repeating the same idea multiple times
Following strict instructions
Brainstorming common answers
148
According to Walt Disney, what is Imagineering?
A strategy for product marketing
Blending creative imagination with technical know-how
A way to design merchandise using magic
The act of writing fantasy stories
149
Volume transmission involves signals moving through:
Axonal roots
DNA replication
Airwaves
Extracellular space
150
Hypnagogia
refers to the state:
Between wakefulness and sleep
Just before full REM sleep begins
When a person is fully unconscious
During deep meditation
151
What was Alcoa promoting through its Imagineering campaign during WWII?
Electrical innovation
Peace treaties
Aluminum's role in the war effort
Luxury car production
152
What poetic form does Hahn employ in this piece?
Free verse
Villanelle
Sonnet
Golden Shovel
153
When did Disney officially trademark the word "Imagineering"?
Late 1970s
Late 1980s
1963
2000
154
What is the main linguistic constraint in "Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den"?
All words begin with 's'
Every line ends with the same character
No adjectives used
Only the syllable “shi” is used throughout
155
The
default mode network (DMN)
is implicated in which process?
Self-reflective thought and creativity
Reflexes
Eating behavior
Physical coordination
156
What technology enables communication with some locked-in patients?
Artificial lungs
Brain-machine interfaces
Vocal chord implants
MindBeagle EEG cap
157
Psychedelic drugs affect the brain by:
Blocking neural circuits that use serotonin
Increasing activity in the spinal cord
Improving oxygen flow to the neocortex
Strengthening dopamine circuits
158
What is a key difference between human and AI creativity?
AI creativity is impulsive
Human creativity is based on algorithms
Human creativity lacks logic
AI creativity is systematic
159
Mirror neurons activate when:
One reads silently
A dream is forgotten
One hears music
One performs or observes an action
160
F. Scott Fitzgerald coined which famous term that defined an era?
The Lost Decade
The Gilded Age
The Golden Years
The Jazz Age
161
Which network is typically
deactivated
during externally directed tasks?
Salience Network (SN)
Central Executive Network (CEN)
Default Mode Network (DMN)
Visual cortex
162
What psychological message is reinforced in the
Oliver & Company
song?
Past mistakes determine your fate
Always follow the rules
Don’t be different
Dreaming is not a crime and is necessary
163
Which brain cells are essential for organizing functional modules?
Astrocytes
Microglia
Pyramidal cells
Neutrophils
164
Which technique is notably used in “[the whale already]”?
Sonnets with iambic pentameter
Acrostics
Rhyming couplets
Enjambment without punctuation
165
What is
pareidolia
best described as?
A fear of patterns
A psychological phenomenon where people see patterns or faces in objects
A condition where people mishear speech in noisy environments
A neurological disorder involving sound
166
Which two Italian noblewomen were instrumental in the early salon movement?
Ruth Logan Roberts and Zora Neale Hurston
Catherine de Vivonne and Madeleine de Scudéry
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
Isabella d’Este and Elisabetta Gonzaga
167
Which of these techniques is most associated with reducing stress and enhancing emotional well-being?
Meditation
Novel experiences
Mind wandering
Hypnagogia
168
What theme does
Shelter
primarily explore?
Artificial intelligence rebellion
Revenge
Romantic love
Consciousness and isolation
169
What term best describes imagination, as distinct from basic imagery?
Passive recall
Hypothetical construction from existing concepts
Direct sensory stimulation
Repetitive muscle training
170
What does Gadsby believe about young people?
They are apathetic
They are too immature
They have potential to drive societal change
They lack focus
171
. What was the name of the book by Baldassare Castiglione that described Italian Renaissance salon etiquette?
Utopia
The Book of the Courtier
The Prince
The Art of War
172
Who said, “If you were told to draw a tulip using five lines or using a hundred, you’d be more inventive with the five”?
Jean Marc Ah-Sen
Carl Jung
Julie Carr
David Hockney
173
What was the poem intended to demonstrate?
The beauty of Chinese calligraphy
The decline of poetry in China
The superiority of Classical Chinese
The difficulty of tonal pronunciation in spoken Chinese
174
Creative constraints are sometimes viewed as:
A way to delay progress
A form of freedom through limitation
A tool for avoiding hard work
A burden limiting potential
175
What kind of neural dynamics characterizes imagination?
Sleep-state modulation
Input-limited behavior
Interaction-dominant dynamics
Cortical inhibition
176
What is Gadsby's solution to revitalizing Branton Hills?
Encouraging tourism
Hosting weekly town hall meetings
Launching a national campaign
Empowering youth through an organization
177
What factor strained the relationship between Hemingway and Fitzgerald?
Their differing writing styles and personalities
Religious disagreements
A shared romantic interest
Competition over a Pulitzer Prize
178
Why did many salons in mid-20th century Hollywood and NYC end?
Earthquakes
War-time rationing
Association with Communism and the Red Scare
Lack of interest
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Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were both members of which literary circle?
The Lost Generation
The Beat Generation
The Bloomsbury Group
The Harlem Renaissance
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What is the core practice during
meditation
?
Reciting mantras aloud
Focusing on breath and observing thoughts without judgment
Drawing or painting in silence
Solving mental puzzles
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What is the repeated refrain in “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”?
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
“The end is near”
. “Go, go into the night”
“Light is fading, stay strong”
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What did Robert King cite as a source of resilience in solitary confinement?
Communicating with family
Physical exercise
His connection to a larger political cause
Reading books
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What was Disney’s original R&D arm called?
WED Enterprises
Imagineering Inc.
Walt Disney Research Lab
MagicWorks
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What type of communication did the Italian woman with locked-in syndrome regain through MindBeagle?
Verbal speech
Sign language
EEG-based yes/no responses
Morse code via blinking
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What was Dashiel Carrera’s time-based constraint while writing
The Deer
?
Completing scenes with rhymes
Writing until a timer buzzed
A daily word cap
Using only four-letter words
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Who collaborated with IBM’s Watson to produce music?
Alex Da Kid
Taylor Swift
Quincy Jones
Hans Zimmer
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Architecture errors happen when:
The AI deletes its own files
AI hardware malfunctions
The model structure oversimplifies complex data
Servers are slow
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Which of the following is NOT typically used to detect brain activity in coma patients?
EEG electrodes
Hearing tests
MRI imaging
Stethoscopes
189
What theme is shared between Gadsby and Hahn’s poem?
Death and mourning
Human neglect of responsibility
Human neglect of responsibility
Artistic beauty
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Mirror neuron systems are also referred to as:
Internal visual networks
Reflective subroutines
Imagery neuron systems (INS)
Action potential diffusers
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Which of the following is NOT a method used by MindBeagle?
Auditory stimulation
Tactile stimulation
Eye tracking
Thought-controlled movement
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What is a challenge Gadsby faces?
Financial bankruptcy
Sabotage from rival cities
Resistance from conservative townspeople
Sabotage from rival cities
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What is one reason many coma patients are misdiagnosed?
Alertness may fluctuate throughout the day
They cannot breathe independently
MRI scans are inaccurate
They respond aggressively
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VENs are found in which layer of the cortex?
Layer 3
Layer 5
Layer 1
Layer 6
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What is the significance of the “traffic lights” analogy in brain networks?
They regulate sleep cycles
They delay memory formation
Modifiers redirect signals in functional modules
They control vision
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What was unique about Madeleine de Scudéry’s salon?
It focused on culinary arts
It was hosted in a castle
It only allowed men
It was a celibate, feminist utopia
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Which of the following is a key feature of
hypnosis
?
Focused attention and increased suggestibility
Intense physical activity
Reduced breathing and heartbeat
Complete loss of awareness
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What is a key risk of prolonged social isolation in prison, according to neuroscience?
Cognitive decline and hippocampal damage
Hair loss
Vision loss
Enhanced creativity
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What are the two types of creativity AI can replicate according to Margaret Boden?
Artistic and Mechanical
Transformational and Strategic
Combinational and Exploratory
Visual and Conceptual
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Which writer focused on writing epitaphs that were long-winded and personal?
Julie Carr
Matthew Vollmer
Dashiel Carrera
Jean Marc Ah-Sen
