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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Plato relied upon dialectic, the Church upon __________."
(a) faith
(b) God
(c) dogma
(d) leaders

2. Gould does not view the studies he will cover as _______ scientific practices.
(a) silly
(b) out of date
(c) simplistic
(d) bad

3. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?
(a) Peasants
(b) Auxiliaries
(c) Craftsman
(d) Rules

4. The argument of _______________ is the basis for believing that measuring the intelligence of an individual allows a measure of worth or value to be attached.
(a) biological transfiguration
(b) biological evolution
(c) biological destiny
(d) biological determinism

5. Gould wants to reexamine the existing __________ for craniometry and intelligence testing.
(a) scientific researchers
(b) sciences
(c) data sets
(d) logic

Short Answer Questions

1. "We now encounter the second ____________ - ranking..."

2. What means there is some sort of ordering that is used in assigning individuals to their relevant spot?

3. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?

4. Gould says the manner in which ___________ are formulated is also problematic to studies.

5. The individual's social and economic status is determined by biology so any attempt to make changes has to be _________.

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