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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. G. Stanley Hall studied New Psychology and received a PhD under _________ at Harvard.
(a) John Dewey.
(b) George Morris.
(c) William James.
(d) Francis Parker.

2. William James concluded from his trip to Brazil that the effects of race and circumstances depend on a person's __________.
(a) Temperament.
(b) Personality.
(c) Adaptability.
(d) Upbringing.

3. Pragmatism states "people are the agents of their own destinies" and was not used by _________.
(a) Geniuses.
(b) Conformers.
(c) Misfits.
(d) Reformers.

4. __________ created the method of least squares in order to find the true location of the object.
(a) Benjamin Pierce.
(b) Adrien Legendre.
(c) Carl Gauss.
(d) Pierre Laplace.

5. Most of the faculty at the University of Chicago held the firm beliefs of ________ and Dewey did not fit in well.
(a) The lower class.
(b) The upper class.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) The unions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benjamin and Charles Pierce were called to verify the authenticity of a will document produced by __________.

2. Jane Addams wrote an article comparing the opposing sides in the Pullman strike to __________.

3. William James believed that there were always more solutions to a project than a single person could create, which led to the idea of ___________.

4. Henry James Sr. was born again during the _________.

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

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