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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dewey's appointment for principal was withdrawn he left the university to go to __________.
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) University of Chicago.

2. Dewey studied ________ philosophy under Morris while studying at Johns Hopkins.
(a) Sophic.
(b) Aristotelian.
(c) Hegelian.
(d) Platonic.

3. The new organization developed by Dewey, Lovejoy, and Cattell had thirty-one investigations of ____________.
(a) Plagiarism.
(b) Malpractice.
(c) Sexual harrassment.
(d) Wrongful termination.

4. Daniel Gillman, the first president of Johns Hopkins wanted ________ to teach philosophy at the school.
(a) Charles Pierce.
(b) William James.
(c) George Morris.
(d) G. Stanley Hall,

5. The school was run based on the operating philosophies of ________ schools, including 'pure learning' and 'academic freedom'.
(a) German.
(b) Belgian.
(c) English.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end Gillman ended up hiring ________ of James' suggestions for new faculty positions.

2. Most of the faculty at the University of Chicago held the firm beliefs of ________ and Dewey did not fit in well.

3. One of the problems of Pragmatism is that it does not take into account _________.

4. In 1908 'The Process of Government' was published by __________.

5. Hall gave lectures to educators concerning an educational system created by _________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was never the intention of the American Association of University Professors though it ended up being the case anyway?

2. How were students taught at the laboratory school in Chicago by Dewey and the staff?

3. Why did Kallen give up his religion at first, though he ended up returning later on?

4. What would happen if Harper did not like something a teacher said during a lecture?

5. What did James finally comes to believe about the beliefs that people had?

6. What did Dewey and Holmes think about the idea of giving freedom to others?

7. Why did the new theory of cultural pluralism seem to foster prejudice and discrimination?

8. Who created the Hull House in the poorest section of Chicago?

9. What is it said that pragmatism helps reformers, misfits, and geniuses do in their lives?

10. What was happened that made it difficult for Dewey to get into Chicago to start his new job?

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