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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 6 | Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 7.

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. In 1897 _________ made a speech during a monument dedication to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
(a) Josiah Nott.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) William James.
(d) Louis Agassiz.

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

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

5. The first president of the University of Chicago was_________.
(a) John Dewey.
(b) William James.
(c) William Rainey Harper.
(d) George Herbert Mead.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ was able to integrate polygenism into the South by linking it to Christianity.

2. The war had been compared to _________ and the Union soldiers rallied themselves around it.

3. One member of the Metaphysical Club was Chauncy Wright also known as the local ____________.

4. _________ lowered employee wages but refused to help them in any way including lowering rent in the buildings he owned.

5. Holmes was wounded ______ times during the Civil War.

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