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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ariadne's Thread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances are theories accepted universally?
(a) When experimental data can be confirmed.
(b) When a hypothesis explains phenomena.
(c) When evidence is supported by interlocking theories.
(d) When a theory promises to explain phenomena.

2. In Wilson's account, why did the French Revolution fail?
(a) Because of the intellectual opposition to the tyranny of the revolution.
(b) Because of international fear of the spread of revolution.
(c) Because the efficiency of the military in the Reign of Terror allowed Napoleon's rise.
(d) Because of the excesses of tyrants and terrorists.

3. What is the goal, in Wilson's account, of molecular research on human cells?
(a) Discovering new life forms.
(b) Recreating human tissue from cell cultures.
(c) Producing organs.
(d) Curing cancer.

4. What does Wilson call the discrete pieces of evidence?
(a) Nitty gritty facts.
(b) Atomic evidence.
(c) The raw materials.
(d) Researching molecules.

5. Who proposed the idea of unity of species that follow a few simple laws?
(a) Plato.
(b) Solon.
(c) Thales of Miletus.
(d) Socrates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilson say that humans are incapable of seeing?

2. What was Wilson's relationship with the term 'Consilience'?

3. When did the Enlightenment end, in Wilson's account?

4. Whose ideas influenced the formation of the French slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"?

5. How does Wilson characterize the relationship between consilience and the material world?

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