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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Positive Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gould want to find in science that will support the idea that biological determinism is a result of social prejudice?
(a) Errors in correlation
(b) Faulty logic
(c) Cultural influences
(d) Bad data systems

2. Gould thought that Eysenck's arguments were the result of __________ correlations.
(a) irrelevant
(b) non causal
(c) radical
(d) impossible

3. The answer to #114 became a way to measure the ___________ of the children, and thus their IQ levels.
(a) intelligence
(b) age level
(c) adaptability
(d) mental capacity

4. Socrates' friend does not believe his ideas, saying that it is a lie and that ________ generations won't believe it, but ________ generations might.
(a) poor, rich
(b) present, future
(c) future, present
(d) common, enlightened

5. Gould feels there is a learning value in _________ theory.
(a) questioning
(b) debunking
(c) writing one's own
(d) ignoring

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "An American Dilemma?"

2. One problem that resulted from Binet's test was this idea: If intelligence was ____________, it was inevitable.

3. The answer to #55 was known as a _________ because he looked for small differences between species.

4. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?

5. What kind of disease can cause the brain to diminish in size before death?

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