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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Genes to Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the laws of physics transcend, in Wilson's account?
(a) Languages.
(b) Galaxies.
(c) Cultures.
(d) Mythologies.

3. What does Wilson say evidence from the natural sciences says about Enlightenment thinkers?
(a) They made correct assumptions about the presence of dinosaurs.
(b) They made correct assumptions about the evolution of species.
(c) They made correct assumptions about the material world.
(d) They made correct assumptions about the nature of divinity.

4. Where do government policies typically originate, in Wilson's account?
(a) In experts in each field or region.
(b) In politicians' thinking.
(c) In popular consensus.
(d) In majority rule.

5. What does Wilson say we discover when we link social sciences, biology, ethics and environmental policy?
(a) Each field bolsters reasoning in other fields.
(b) Academic research involves similar intellectual work no matter the field.
(c) Fields have their own unique disciplines.
(d) Fields need to have unified sources of funding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes a change in traits?

2. How are scientific theories constructed and used within the scientific community, in Wilson's account?

3. What does Wilson say the standards that measure scientific knowledge should be based on?

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

5. What is the relationship between politicians and intellectuals, in Wilson's account?

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