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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. What field does Wilson say philosophers and scientists should collaborate in?
(a) Conflict resolution.
(b) Urban planning.
(c) Biology and social sciences.
(d) International relations.

2. 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.

3. What is Wilson ultimately interested in producing with consilience?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Order.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Opportunity.

4. What subject would Wilson like to see more of in undergraduate education?
(a) Humanities.
(b) Sciences.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Arts.

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

2. What did Enlightenment thinkers tried to link, in Wilson's account?

3. Where do government policies typically originate, in Wilson's account?

4. What does Wilson say he was searching for as a young man?

5. The idea that water was the unifying medium for all nature is the center of which philosophical view?

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