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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fitness of Human Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the nerve cells in the brain called?
(a) Neurons.
(b) Dendrites.
(c) Protons.
(d) Axons.

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

3. What does science use as proof of a theory?
(a) Phenomena witnessed by neutral observers.
(b) Hypotheses.
(c) Natural laws.
(d) Repeated experiments.

4. What decision was effectively made in human evolution as the brain found its present size?
(a) Excess over efficiency.
(b) Curiosity over security.
(c) Dreams over experiences.
(d) Intelligence over strength.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are scientific theories constructed and used within the scientific community, in Wilson's account?

2. How many cells comprise the brain?

3. What does Edmund Wilson say cultures are made of?

4. What might be a consequence of the unification of knowledge, in Wilson's account?

5. What do the laws of physics transcend, in Wilson's account?

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