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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ariadne's Thread.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proposed the idea of unity of species that follow a few simple laws?
(a) Plato.
(b) Thales of Miletus.
(c) Solon.
(d) Socrates.

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

3. When was complexity theory formed?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1890s.

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

5. When was Condorcet born?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1752.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1743.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only way to get a clear picture of the world, in Wilson's account?

2. That scientific tools does Wilson credit with driving the age of scientific expansion?

3. What does Wilson mean by the Ionian Enchantment'?

4. What did Freud focus on, in his investigation of dreams?

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

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