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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 decision was effectively made in human evolution as the brain found its present size?
(a) Excess over efficiency.
(b) Dreams over experiences.
(c) Curiosity over security.
(d) Intelligence over strength.

2. How many cells comprise the brain?
(a) 100 billion.
(b) No one knows.
(c) 100 million.
(d) 1 trillion.

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

4. What are social scientists lacking, according to Wilson?
(a) Unity and vision.
(b) Purpose and drive.
(c) Funding.
(d) Relationships with the humanities.

5. What event marks the end of the Enlightenment, in Wilson's account?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The death of de Sade.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The birth of Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Edmund Wilson describe the current era of economics?

3. Which social science does Edmund Wilson say is best situated to bridge the gap between natural science and social science?

4. When was Condorcet born?

5. How does Wilson describe the strength of the French Revolution?

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