1.What is it in the brain that might explain women's talkativeness?
a) a carbohydrate
b) an area of "language cells"
c) a protein
d) an extra part of the brain
2.What's the name of the thing that's more common in women's brains?
a) Foxp2
b) Fox2p
c) 2Foxp
d) pFox2
3.For how long have researchers known about he "language protein"?
a) 10 days
b) 10 weeks
c) 10 months
d) 10 years
4.What did scientists judge the protein to be an important part of?
a) guessing the meaning of unknown words
b) speech
c) listening
d) grammar
5.How many more words a day do women use than men?
a) 20,000
b) 7,000
c) 13,000
d) 8,603
6.Who is Margaret McCarthy?
a) the world's most talkative woman
b) a scientific researcher
c) someone who took part in tests
d) a language expert
7.How many speech proteins did a different scientist say there were?
a) countless numbers
b) just once
c) thousands
d) more than one
8.How old is research into the talkativeness of the sexes?
a) decades old
b) very young
c) 27 years old
d) brand new
9.Why did a newspaper reader say women talk more?
a) men are not good at listening
b) men love to listen
c) men like the sound of women's voices
d) it's a competition to outtalk men
10.Why did the reader say women have to repeat themselves?
a) because they love talking
b) to double-check meaning
c) because they are women
d) so men finally hear what they say