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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ sat on the Supreme Court for 34 years, serving as Chief Justice before retiring in 1932.

2. Bentley and Dewey published a book called "Knowing the Known" giving American society knowledge about________.

3. When Dewey's appointment for principal was withdrawn he left the university to go to __________.

4. Dewey and Holmes focused on the rights of _________ instead of the rights of the individual.

5. The organizer of the American Railroad Union was arrested ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Pierce have to do because of the cancer that ravaged his body in his later years?

2. Why was the book, "The Process of Government," fairly obscure in the market?

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

4. What did Randolph Bourne believe his purpose in life was, according to this book?

5. What was the new requirement of all students who enrolled in Harvard Professional Schools?

6. What was the theory put forth by Holmes' lecture series, "The Common Law?"

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

8. What was the greatest achievement of Holmes which occurred before he was 40 years old?

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

10. What did Morris allow Dewey to do as he was his star pupil and eventually good friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main achievement of this time was the development of a modern life and a modern society.

Part 1: Why was it important for the society to develop into a more modern landscape during this time?

Part 2: Why do you think society didn't believe it was modern 'enough' during this time period?

Part 3: In what ways did society change from that period of time to the modern day today? Are we even more modern now? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In some cases of these great thinkers of the book, the relationship between the father and son influenced the discoveries and the ideas.

Part 1: Why do you think the father figure has so much influence over the son?

Part 2: Why do you think these great thinkers were at odds with their fathers in many cases?

Part 3: What might have happened had the fathers and sons gotten along better? Why?

Essay Topic 3

For many of the men in this book, the idea of including Christianity in their believe systems was important.

Part 1: Why do you think these great thinkers also tended to be men of great faith?

Part 2: Do you think it's necessary to link great thoughts with religion and with spirituality? Why or why not?

Part 3: Are the thinker's ideas strengthened or weakened by the inclusion of religion. Why?

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