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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does the human brain weigh on average?
(a) Four pounds.
(b) Two pounds.
(c) Three pounds.
(d) Five pounds.

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

3. What does Wilson say declined as people started to live longer in the nineteenth century?
(a) Crime and poverty.
(b) Greed.
(c) Reason and politeness.
(d) War.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Condorcet born?

2. What did Laplace pioneer?

3. What does temporal-lobe epilepsy cause?

4. What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?

5. What methods did Descartes use in his work?

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