The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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 quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 11 Baltimore, Section 3 | Part 4, Chapter 11 Baltimore, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually G. Stanley Hall was able to talk his employer into sending him to _______ to study more.
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

2. Even though he had no formal education in either, ___________ taught psychology and philosophy at Harvard.
(a) Bob James.
(b) William James
(c) Henry James Sr.
(d) Henry James Jr.

3. ____________ lobbied Congress to help create a National Academy of Science.
(a) Josiah Nott and Benjamin Pierce.
(b) Benjamin Pierce and Louis Agassiz.
(c) Charles Pierce and Louis Agassiz.
(d) Charles Darwin and Louis Agassiz.

4. A land grant was received for the school that stipulated that it be run by __________.
(a) White males.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) A board of trustees.
(d) Eleazer Wheelock.

5. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court for _______ years.
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Sr. viewed _________ as he did everything, with a distrust of institutions.

2. Dartmouth University started as an attempt to build a school for ____________.

3. After several political battles the school was administered by _________.

4. _________ was a Vermont Transcendentalist born in 1859 and was close to being socialist in viewpoint.

5. Holmes was eventually released from his commission and returned home. When he did he entered Harvard to study_________.

(see the answer key)

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