1. Which of the following sentences would a person with Broca's aphasia find easiest to understand?

A. The red sports car was hit by the cement truck, which was speeding across a narrow bridge.
B. The speeding cement truck hit the red sports car on a narrow bridge.
C. The red sports car was hit by the speeding cement truck on a narrow bridge.
D. A person with Broca's aphasia would find all of these equally easy to understand.

2. Tamara's right arm has been paralyzed since her stroke. Which of the following areas is most likely to be damaged?

A. right temporal lobe
B. left temporal lobe
C. right frontal lobe
D. left frontal lobe

3. A major reason why researchers initially thought that the frontal lobes might not be important for complex mental functioning was that people with damage to their frontal lobes

A. often do well on standard tests of cognitive functioning.
B, are unable to tell researchers what is wrong with them.
C. experience paralysis that makes it difficult to participate in research studies.
D. all the above

4. Jean had a stroke last year that left her impaired in several ways. Her biggest problem is that she is having difficulty with speaking and writing. She is unable to say or write more than a few words. She also is having trouble moving the right side of her body. Which part of her brain is most likely to have been damaged?

A. her left parietal lobe
B. her right parietal lobe
C. her left frontal lobe
D. her right frontal lobe

5. Which of the following is not one of the major functions of the frontal lobes?

A. the use and comprehension of language
B. the initial processing of visual information
C. remembering information for short periods of time
D. controlling movements of the skeletal muscles

6. According to Figure 1, a person with paralysis of the facial muscles also is likely to have paralysis of the muscles of the

A. feet and toes.
B. trunk and hips
C. hands and fingers.
D. back and chest.

7. Which of the following problems is most likely to occur when the right frontal lobe is damaged?

A. paralysis of muscles on the left side of the body
B. difficulties in processing information sent from other areas of the brain
C. changes in personality
D. all the above

8. People with Broca's aphasia have more trouble with _____, whereas those with Wernicke's aphasia have more trouble with _____.

A. comprehending language; producing language
B. producing language; comprehending language
C. remembering words; controlling mouth movements
D. controlling mouth movements; remembering words

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