The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Test | Final Test - Hard

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Test | Final Test - Hard

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Holmes believed that experiences are governed by society and thus _________.

2. The authority of _________ characterizes pre-modern societies, but not modern societies.

3. The United States was currently in the middle of a ________ and many employers were cutting wages.

4. In 1903, James published a book entitled _________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was the fourteenth amendment added to the Constitution after the Civil War?

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

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

7. What did Dewey do after leaving the University of Michigan at the age of thirty-five?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question of slavery is often one that is treated on moral grounds these days as opposed to the grounds on which it was judged before slavery was abolished.

Part 1: Why do you think some people believed that slavery was okay?

Part 2: Do you think slavery was a necessary evil for society to have during that time?

Part 3: Why do you think that slavery is still allowed in certain parts of the world today?

Essay Topic 2

Pierce decided he wanted to create a theory and a law of randomness which would contradict Darwin and Laplace's theories.

Part 1: Why do you think randomness is an important idea to study?

Part 2: Do you think the human behavior can be predicted with statistics? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you believe the world has order or is everything completely random? Why?

Essay Topic 3

To a certain extent, many of the families of the thinkers had certain advantages over other families in the area.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair for some families to have advantages in relation to education? Why or why not?

Part 2: If the educational playing field could be completely level, do you think there could be great thinkers? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think so many of the thinkers in this story had the success they did?

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