1. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.
(a) ethnic
(b) social
(c) racial
(d) biological

2. Science means looking for the ________ based on facts.
(a) reality
(b) theory
(c) truth
(d) answer

3. The answer to #55 was known as a _________ because he looked for small differences between species.
(a) species expert
(b) microcosm expert
(c) striker
(d) splitter

4. What does Socrates feel will happen when all people are intelligent?
(a) Society will remain stable.
(b) Society will become revolutionary.
(c) Society will stop changing.
(d) Society will become enlightened.

5. Louis from #55 believed that there were different centers of _________.
(a) races
(b) possibility
(c) creation
(d) life

Short Answer Questions

1. Socrates' friend does not believe his ideas, saying that it is a lie and that ________ generations won't believe it, but ________ generations might.

2. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?

3. When did craniometry first appear in the study of intelligence?

4. Which race was ranked last in the eyes of the practitioners of racial ranking?

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

(see the answer key)

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