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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Wilson develop the idea of unified learning?
(a) During his childhood.
(b) During his science studies.
(c) In his research on ants.
(d) In his writings on religion.

3. What idea of Locke's survived the Enlightenment into Romanticism?
(a) The idea mystical states.
(b) The idea of inevitable progress.
(c) The idea of natural rights.
(d) The idea of transcendent experiences.

4. How can scientists monitor the working brain, in Wilson's account?
(a) In snapshots.
(b) In limited experiments.
(c) In real-time analysis.
(d) In behavior.

5. What was Wilson's relationship with the term 'Consilience'?
(a) He discovered it in his research.
(b) It came to him in a dream.
(c) He revitalized it.
(d) He coined it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the seat of consciousness in the brain?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Descartes' theories and modern science of the brain?

3. What is Wilson ultimately interested in producing with consilience?

4. How does consilience work?

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

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