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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose ideas influenced the formation of the French slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"?
(a) de Sade.
(b) Condorcet.
(c) Locke.
(d) Rousseau.

2. What does Wilson distinguish between?
(a) Science and pseudo-science.
(b) Science and ethics.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Religion and myth.

3. What accomplishment does Wilson say Einstein strove for in his work?
(a) Unify space, time and motion.
(b) Express the universe in a mathematical formula.
(c) Find the singularity at the beginning of the universe.
(d) Locate the missing mass in the universe.

4. Where does the unification of intellectual work have its benefit, in Wilson's account?
(a) In politics.
(b) In the future.
(c) In environmental policy.
(d) In philosophy.

5. What does Wilson say that humans are incapable of seeing?
(a) Change over time.
(b) The state of grace.
(c) The history of things.
(d) The world in its true state.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Wilson say we discover when we link social sciences, biology, ethics and environmental policy?

4. How does Wilson describe the strength of the French Revolution?

5. How does Wilson explain the ideal scientist's work ethic?

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