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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6 Brazil, Section 3 | Part 2, Chapter 6 Brazil, Section 4 | Part 3, Chapter 7 The Pierces, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1897 _________ made a speech during a monument dedication to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Louis Agassiz.
(c) William James.
(d) Josiah Nott.

2. William James spent a great deal of time and energy on being indecisive, but he was able to use it to create the idea of _________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Antagonism.
(c) Separatism.
(d) Abolitionism.

3. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.
(a) Slavery.
(b) Change.
(c) Peace.
(d) Violence.

4. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought by generals Lee and ________.
(a) 'Stonewall Jackson.'
(b) Wright.
(c) Grant.
(d) McClellan.

5. ___________was a protege of George Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt.
(a) William James.
(b) Samuel George Morton.
(c) Henry James Jr.
(d) Louis Agassiz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and Ralph Waldo Emerson worked together in order to found the ___________.

2. Agassiz wrote a letter to ________ stating that he had not found any real evidence of the Ice Age in South America.

3. During the Civil War _________ spent ninety days with the Newport Artillery, but then spent the rest of the war studying medicine at Harvard.

4. The Battle of the Wilderness claimed 60,000 lives and was fought over the span of _________.

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

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