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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 1854 __________ published a two-book set entitled Types of Mankind asserting the supremacy of the white race.
(a) Nott and James.
(b) Nott and Agassiz.
(c) Nott and Glidden.
(d) Agassiz and Glidden.

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

3. _________ was Vermont Transcendentalism, a conservative transcendentalism that focuses on preserving institutions and systems.
(a) Burlington philosophy.
(b) Montpelier philosophy.
(c) Liberal individualism.
(d) Pragmatism.

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

5. William James believed that people have beliefs because the object of belief has been shown to have _________.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Value.
(c) Colors.
(d) Consequences.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. _________ believed there could be no individual without society.

5. _________ graduated from the University of Vermont in 1858 and took the position of head of the philosophy department in 1867.

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