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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Social Sciences.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wilson say about the complexity of the social sciences?
(a) They can be eliminated through military science.
(b) They can be modeled by animal cultures.
(c) They can be unraveled by computers.
(d) They are more complex than physics.

2. When was Condorcet born?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1752.

3. Why have scientific models of the brain failed to explain consciousness?
(a) Because scientists are limited in the experiments they can perform on human beings.
(b) Because consciousness is always shifting and cannot be modeled.
(c) Because models of brain activity do not replicate the sense of 'being there' inside the brain.
(d) Because living and reproducing do not require self-understanding.

4. How does Edmund Wilson describe the current era of economics?
(a) As the Era of Model Building.
(b) As the era of statistical analysis.
(c) As the era of international debt.
(d) As the era of supply and demand.

5. How many genes does the brain consist of?
(a) 71, 145.
(b) 4,282.
(c) 1,019.
(d) 3,195.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wilson say was the consequence of Robespierre's employment of the concept of the general will?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Descartes' theories and modern science of the brain?

3. How much does the human brain weigh on average?

4. What methods did Descartes use in his work?

5. What is the problem with sociology, in Edmund Wilson's estimation?

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