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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Social Sciences.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wilson say was the consequence of Robespierre's employment of the concept of the general will?
(a) Napoleon rose to power.
(b) The French went to war with Russia.
(c) 17,000 Frenchmen were killed.
(d) The French undermined their own revolution.

2. What event marks the end of the Enlightenment, in Wilson's account?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The birth of Wordsworth.
(d) The death of de Sade.

3. What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?
(a) Primary emotions are conscious, secondary emotions are instinctual.
(b) Primary emotions are tied to instincts, secondary emotions are tied to homeostatic regulation.
(c) Primary emotions are deliberate, secondary emotions are unconscious.
(d) Primary emotions are inborn, secondary emotions are personal.

4. Why have scientific models of the brain failed to explain consciousness?
(a) Because consciousness is always shifting and cannot be modeled.
(b) Because models of brain activity do not replicate the sense of 'being there' inside the brain.
(c) Because living and reproducing do not require self-understanding.
(d) Because scientists are limited in the experiments they can perform on human beings.

5. What force did John Locke believe in, in Wilson's account?
(a) The damaging force of society.
(b) The therapeutic force of society.
(c) The nurturing force of the environment.
(d) The civilizing force of discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What methods did Descartes use in his work?

2. What problem does Wilson attribute to failures in the social sciences?

3. Which social science does Edmund Wilson say is best situated to bridge the gap between natural science and social science?

4. What does Edmund Wilson say is the purpose of the social science?

5. What is the problem with sociology, in Edmund Wilson's estimation?

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