1. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?
(a) Spiritual
(b) Scientific
(c) Psychological
(d) Ethical

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

3. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?
(a) Rules
(b) Auxiliaries
(c) Peasants
(d) Craftsman

4. Gould also wants to look for problems in the ___________ data.
(a) numerical
(b) gender
(c) racial
(d) philosophical

5. Who is the author of "An American Dilemma?"
(a) Socrates
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Stephen Gould
(d) Gunnar Myrdal

Short Answer Questions

1. The argument of _______________ is the basis for believing that measuring the intelligence of an individual allows a measure of worth or value to be attached.

2. "We now encounter the second ____________ - ranking..."

3. Gould does not believe that ____________ change reflects changes in social concepts.

4. The individual's social and economic status is determined by biology so any attempt to make changes has to be _________.

5. Socrates says that class is ____________.

(see the answer key)

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