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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gould want to find in science that will support the idea that biological determinism is a result of social prejudice?
(a) Bad data systems
(b) Cultural influences
(c) Errors in correlation
(d) Faulty logic

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

3. Science means looking for the ________ based on facts.
(a) truth
(b) reality
(c) answer
(d) theory

4. The author of "An American Dilemma" says that Americans and others would only consider the __________ factors when they were forced to.
(a) educational
(b) biological
(c) environmental
(d) spiritual

5. The individual's social and economic status is determined by biology so any attempt to make changes has to be _________.
(a) useful
(b) impossible
(c) costly
(d) unlikely

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.

2. What does Socrates believe all people should be?

3. What is the study of measuring the human head in order to assess intelligence called?

4. Gould does not view the studies he will cover as _______ scientific practices.

5. What is the one category to which Socrates does NOT say people belong?

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