Free The Mismeasure of Man Quiz

1)

Where did Francis Galton have a display in 1884? (from Measuring Heads)

His home

Nobel Prize banquet

World Fair

International Exposition

2)

But most of the factors identified by biological determinism were NOT the result of __________. (from A Positive Conclusion)

racism

biology

culture

good data

3)

Louis Pierre Gratiolet wanted to prove that brains were bigger than brains. (from Measuring Heads)

German, French

French, German

German, American

American, French

4)

Franklin P. Mall and Bean's work. (from Measuring Heads)

understood, appreciated

repeated, agreed with

idolized, copied

repeated, refuted

5)

Gould says the claims of inferiority are limited to ____________ even thought race, sex, and social class are tied together. (from Measuring Heads)

one study

one setting

one group

one scientist

6)

Bolk felt what race was not only the most progressive, but also the most retarded? (from Measuring Bodies)

Black

White

Indian

He didn't say this.

7)

Most of the factors identified by biological determinism were the result of ____________. (from A Positive Conclusion)

biology

bad data

racism

culture

8)

Humans are limited by their biological ____________. (from A Positive Conclusion)

desires

adaptations

boundaries

questions

9)

Havelock found that _________ males were more effeminate. (from Measuring Bodies)

craftsworking

rural

older

rrban

10)

Who considered that other factors like general health and body size might also affect brain size? (from Measuring Heads)

Blumenbach

Franklin

Gratiolet

Broca

11)

Where was Leon Kamin, the researcher who discovered Burt's flaws, a psychologist at? (from The Real Error of Cyril Burt)

Harvard

Brown

Yale

Princeton

12)

Cesare Lombroso thought that ____________ behavior is hereditary. (from Measuring Bodies)

criminal

political

sexual

social

13)

Experts claimed it was no good to __________ blacks. (from Measuring Heads)

listen to

educate

study

understand

14)

"s" was considered the product of _________ by both Spearman and Burt. (from The Real Error of Cyril Burt)

training

imagination

opportunity

understanding

15)

Paul Broca was a professor of surgery in what city? (from Measuring Heads)

London

New York

Boston

Paris

16)

Which label could also live independently and reproduce and be a threat to racial health? (from The Hereditarian Theory of IQ)

Morons

Debiles

Idiots

Imbeciles

17)

"G" was considered to be _________. (from The Real Error of Cyril Burt)

inherited

gender based

cultural

racial

18)

Binet was worried, however, that his testing might cause the child to be ___________ in school. (from The Hereditarian Theory of IQ)

an outcast

separated from others

labeled

made fun of

19)

Gould feels there is a learning value in _________ theory. (from A Positive Conclusion)

questioning

debunking

ignoring

writing one's own

20)

___________ can be the result of cultural factors and biology can still be useful in its explanation. (from A Positive Conclusion)

Racism

Adaptation

Bad science

Ranking

21)

Havelock Ellis was a scientist who claimed the superiority of __________ during this period. (from Measuring Bodies)

elderly people

children

men

women

22)

Who had a mental age between 3 and 7? (from The Hereditarian Theory of IQ)

Imbeciles

Morons

Debiles

Idiots

23)

Gould felt that Eysenck's arguments are not based on ___________ facts. (from Measuring Bodies)

realistic

measured

statistical

racial

24)

Goddard believed the mental deficients should be prevented from ____________. (from The Hereditarian Theory of IQ)

attending school

voting

breeding

marrying

25)

On what did Bean gather information? (from Measuring Heads)

Corpus callosum

Family intelligence

Shoe size

Social status

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