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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 temporal-lobe epilepsy cause?
(a) Catatonia.
(b) Tourette's syndrome.
(c) Hyper-religiosity.
(d) Narcolepsy.

2. Whose ideas influenced the formation of the French slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"?
(a) Condorcet.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) de Sade.
(d) Locke.

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

4. How do nerve cells in the brain connect?
(a) Through synapses.
(b) Through neurons.
(c) Through axons.
(d) Through dendrites.

5. What is the weakness of the current era of economics, in Edmund Wilson's account?
(a) It cannot predict all human behaviors.
(b) It is grounded in untenable assumptions.
(c) It relies on too few variables.
(d) It is too focused on the micro-analysis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of progress does Wilson see in the history of life on earth?

2. How many cells comprise the brain?

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

4. Where is the seat of consciousness in the brain?

5. What does Wilson say about the complexity of the social sciences?

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