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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Great Branches of Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who influenced Wilson's idea of unified learning?
(a) Van Buren.
(b) Lamarck.
(c) Linnaeus.
(d) Darwin.

2. What is the only way to get a clear picture of the world, in Wilson's account?
(a) To add philosophy and ethics to all natural sciences.
(b) To divorce the natural science from social sciences.
(c) To integrate natural science with social sciences and humanities.
(d) To separate humanities from natural science.

3. What is the relationship between politicians and intellectuals, in Wilson's account?
(a) They have a mutually supportive role.
(b) They are not related.
(c) They obfuscate each other's work.
(d) They misinterpret each other's work.

4. What did Enlightenment thinkers tried to link, in Wilson's account?
(a) Reason and religion.
(b) Humanity and philosophy.
(c) Man and animal.
(d) Science and humanities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wilson characterize the current state of knowledge?

2. What religion was Wilson born into?

3. Where does Wilson propose to test the benefit of consilience?

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

5. What benefit does Wilson say consilience has?

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