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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political movement did Condorcet inspire?
(a) The abolition of slavery in the New World.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The abolition of slavery in French colonies.
(d) The American Revolution.

2. What does Wilson call the discrete pieces of evidence?
(a) Nitty gritty facts.
(b) Atomic evidence.
(c) The raw materials.
(d) Researching molecules.

3. What benefit does Wilson say consilience has?
(a) It translates science into humanities and vice versa.
(b) It describes the humanities in scientific terms.
(c) It allows facts and theories to be tested.
(d) It provides a Rosetta Stone for the sciences.

4. What purpose does Wilson say dreams serve?
(a) Giving the self access to the collective unconscious.
(b) Telling the conscious self about the doings of its unconscious.
(c) Developing the soul through cathexes.
(d) Improving responses relevant to survival.

5. How did Wilson react against the religion he inherited?
(a) He embraced it but insisted on the ability to hold exclusive beliefs.
(b) He rejected literal interpretation of the Bible.
(c) He tried to reconcile his science with his faith.
(d) He maintained his faith in spite of his scientific research.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ideas influenced the formation of the French slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"?

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

3. What kind of progress does Wilson see in the history of life on earth?

4. Wilson says that passion and emotion are both linked to what?

5. What did Condorcet pioneer?

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