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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 4 | Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ was Vermont Transcendentalism, a conservative transcendentalism that focuses on preserving institutions and systems.
(a) Liberal individualism.
(b) Burlington philosophy.
(c) Montpelier philosophy.
(d) Pragmatism.

2. John Dewey attended the University of Vermont and was a supporter of __________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Conservative individualism.
(c) Montpelier philosophy.
(d) Burlington philosophy.

3. ___________ believed that mind and reality were abstract and a single process, humans use their ideas to cope in their environment.
(a) Charles Pierce.
(b) William James.
(c) John Dewey.
(d) Oliver Wendell Holmes.

4. James felt that pragmatism was the philosophy of __________.
(a) Simplicity.
(b) Decision making.
(c) Being practical.
(d) Complexity.

5. _________ graduated from the University of Vermont in 1858 and took the position of head of the philosophy department in 1867.
(a) Henry Torrey.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) Joseph Torrey.
(d) Sarah Paine Torrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ believed there could be no individual without society.

2. Within his theory of pragmatism, James came to believe that some beliefs were __________.

3. In 1900, James was scheduled to lecture at the ____________ but became ill and wasn't able to do it until 1902.

4. ___________was a physician from Montgomery, Alabama that did not agree with slavery but was afraid of Black people.

5. __________ is the theory stating that races originate from separate sources.

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