146 The Third and Fourth Generation 



questions 



1. Can you give any example of the inheritance 

 of a physical human character not cited in the text ? 



2. How would you state the evidence on the 

 probability of the inheritance of mental peculiarities ? 



3. Does it seem to you likely that the course of 

 history has been affected by the phenomena of hered- 

 ity ? What evidence would you present for your view ? 



4. Read the delightful story of the betrothal of 

 Isaac and Rebekah (Gen., chap. 24), and note how the 

 idea of keeping the strain pure dominates the narrative. 

 This of course reveals what man had learned by 

 practical experience. 



5. Has heredity been powerful in shaping up the 

 destinies of your own particular historical hero ? 



6. How may the genius be accounted for other 

 than as a result of descent from a line of great an- 

 cestors ? 



