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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Arts and their Interpretation.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does science seek, in Wilson's account?
(a) Interesting hypotheses.
(b) Objective truth based on hypothesis.
(c) Probably hypothesis.
(d) The mind of God.

3. How do nurturists see the evolution of culture?
(a) As a result of genetics.
(b) As a result of environment.
(c) As result of language.
(d) As a complex interplay of environment and language.

4. What explanation does Wilson offer for incest taboos?
(a) Incest relationships create genetic defects.
(b) Incest undermines primogeniture.
(c) Incest creates unrest in a culture.
(d) Incest predisposes cultures to avoid war.

5. How do Gnostics and alchemists view snakes?
(a) As symbols of the old order of gods.
(b) As symbols of destruction and re-creation.
(c) As symbols of divinity.
(d) As symbols of eternal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is consilience?

2. How can scientists monitor the working brain, in Wilson's account?

3. What does science use as proof of a theory?

4. What is gene-culture evolution?

5. What accomplishment does Wilson say Einstein strove for in his work?

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