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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Robert Owen live?
(a) 1771-1858.
(b) 1761-1851.
(c) 1791-1872.
(d) 1781-1866.

2. What was Spencer's first name?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Wilfred.
(c) Walter.
(d) Herman.

3. How many children were there in Jane's family?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

4. What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's father?
(a) Henry.
(b) Thomas.
(c) William.
(d) Peter.

5. The old political order that existed in Gandhi's time originated in which year?
(a) 1539.
(b) 1839.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1739.

6. When did Thomas Jefferson live?
(a) 1743-1826.
(b) 1713-1836.
(c) 1723-1816.
(d) 1733-1806.

7. How many days old was Rousseau when his mother died?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

8. Which word best describes Dewey's view?
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) Illusory.
(c) Far-fetched.
(d) Innovative.

9. When did Horace Mann live?
(a) 1786-1839.
(b) 1796-1859.
(c) 1776-1849.
(d) 1766-1829.

10. When did Jane Addams die?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1945.

11. In which year did Jefferson first enter political office?
(a) 1764.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1769.
(d) 1772.

12. Pestalozzi attended Collegium Carolinum where he studied philosophy and ______.
(a) Language.
(b) Biology.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Mechanical Engineering.

13. What was the profession of Rousseau's father?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Watchmaker.
(c) Cheese maker.
(d) Lawyer.

14. An Indian conference agreed to endorse Gandhi's free, compulsory education for ____ years.
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

15. When did the Proponent of Liberation live?
(a) 1816-1883.
(b) 1804-1870.
(c) 1806-1873.
(d) 1814-1863.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrialization created a labor class that typically worked ___ hours per day.

2. By 1910, Chicago had _________ residents.

3. Du Bois used a term "talented _____" to denote intellectually gifted elite of a race.

4. When did this person live?

5. Which was not one of the philosophers read by Dewey in school?

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