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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. After considering all the different contexts for ants' communication, how does Wilson describe their form of communication?
(a) As electrochemical resonance.
(b) As released pheromones.
(c) As instinctive teamwork.
(d) As socially conditioned.

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

3. What does Wilson say evidence from the natural sciences says about Enlightenment thinkers?
(a) They made correct assumptions about the presence of dinosaurs.
(b) They made correct assumptions about the material world.
(c) They made correct assumptions about the nature of divinity.
(d) They made correct assumptions about the evolution of species.

4. When did the Enlightenment end, in Wilson's account?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1789.

5. What field does Wilson say philosophers and scientists should collaborate in?
(a) Conflict resolution.
(b) International relations.
(c) Biology and social sciences.
(d) Urban planning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do government policies typically originate, in Wilson's account?

2. When does sleep occur, in molecular terms?

3. What does Wilson distinguish between?

4. Who influenced Wilson's idea of unified learning?

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

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