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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Wilson's account, why did the French Revolution fail?
(a) Because of the excesses of tyrants and terrorists.
(b) Because of the intellectual opposition to the tyranny of the revolution.
(c) Because of international fear of the spread of revolution.
(d) Because the efficiency of the military in the Reign of Terror allowed Napoleon's rise.

2. What interpret does Wilson give the myth of Icarus?
(a) It represents the benefit of age and wisdom.
(b) It represents man's daring.
(c) It represents the value of learning over freedom.
(d) It represents man's tragic nature.

3. 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.

4. What does Wilson mean by the Ionian Enchantment'?
(a) Belief in the unity of species.
(b) Belief in a historical process.
(c) Belief in a transcendent spirit.
(d) Belief in the multiplicity of forms.

5. What did Condorcet pioneer?
(a) The development of statistical models for economics.
(b) The application of statistics to politics.
(c) The application of math in social science.
(d) The notion of innate human rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Locke distinguish between culture and history?

2. What field of questions does Wilson say remain unanswered?

3. How did Wilson react against the religion he inherited?

4. How does Wilson characterize the relationship between consilience and the material world?

5. What does Wilson use the discussion of the unity of species to prepare for?

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