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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Arts and their Interpretation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do nurturists see the evolution of culture?
(a) As a result of environment.
(b) As result of language.
(c) As a result of genetics.
(d) As a complex interplay of environment and language.

3. What does science seek, in Wilson's account?
(a) Objective truth based on hypothesis.
(b) The mind of God.
(c) Probably hypothesis.
(d) Interesting hypotheses.

4. What claims do philosophers make for the unification of knowledge?
(a) That scientific solutions are incomplete without the humanities.
(b) That it can bring more peace to political conflicts.
(c) That it can reduce the need for science.
(d) That it can resolve issues the sciences cannot answer.

5. What did Descartes argue for, in Wilson's account?
(a) The integration of historical will and individual will.
(b) The unification knowledge.
(c) The separation of mind and matter.
(d) Universal peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the nerve cells in the brain called?

2. What is the traditional view of art?

3. What does science try to integrate, in Wilson's account?

4. What causes a change in traits?

5. Wilson says that biological classification is based on the "Origin of Species" and what?

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