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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Genes to Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does science seek, in Wilson's account?
(a) Probably hypothesis.
(b) Interesting hypotheses.
(c) Objective truth based on hypothesis.
(d) The mind of God.

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

3. When did the Enlightenment end, in Wilson's account?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1776.

4. How does Wilson characterize the current state of knowledge?
(a) Fragmented.
(b) Unified.
(c) Irreconcilable.
(d) Interconnected.

5. What is the only way to get a clear picture of the world, in Wilson's account?
(a) To divorce the natural science from social sciences.
(b) To integrate natural science with social sciences and humanities.
(c) To add philosophy and ethics to all natural sciences.
(d) To separate humanities from natural science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is critical to the development of culture, in Edmund Wilson's account?

2. What causes a change in traits?

3. How many disorders are caused by genes?

4. What do nerve cells in the brain send signals along?

5. Under what circumstances are theories accepted universally?

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