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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) Cultural influences
(b) Errors in correlation
(c) Bad data systems
(d) Faulty logic

2. Gould calls biological determinism a theory of _____________ that has had a profound effect on many people.
(a) limits
(b) society
(c) prejudice
(d) races

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

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 destiny
(c) biological determinism
(d) biological evolution

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(b) out of date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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What other kind of testing, besides head measurement, can begin to measure the intelligence of a person?

3. What does Socrates feel will happen when all people are intelligent?

4. The author of "An American Dilemma" says that Americans and others would only consider the __________ factors when they were forced to.

5. Which Socrates work is Gould discussing at the opening of this book?

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