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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 4 | Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1903, James published a book entitled _________.
(a) The Varieties of Religious Experience.
(b) The Origin of the Species.
(c) The Will to Believe.
(d) Studies of Logical Theory.

2. John Dewey attended the University of Vermont and was a supporter of __________.
(a) Montpelier philosophy.
(b) Conservative individualism.
(c) Burlington philosophy.
(d) Pragmatism.

3. Within his theory of pragmatism, James came to believe that some beliefs were __________.
(a) Counter-intuitive.
(b) Empty.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Instinctive.

4. _________ was able to integrate polygenism into the South by linking it to Christianity.
(a) George Glidden.
(b) Louis Agassiz.
(c) Samuel Cartwright.
(d) Josiah Nott.

5. _________ graduated from the University of Vermont in 1858 and took the position of head of the philosophy department in 1867.
(a) Joseph Torrey.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) Henry Torrey.
(d) Sarah Paine Torrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many Southerners and Northerners found a problem with _________ because it seemed to contradict Genesis.

2. James felt that pragmatism was the philosophy of __________.

3. __________ is the theory stating that races originate from separate sources.

4. In 1854 __________ published a two-book set entitled Types of Mankind asserting the supremacy of the white race.

5. In 1900, James was scheduled to lecture at the ____________ but became ill and wasn't able to do it until 1902.

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