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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 8 | Part 5, Chapter 14 Pluralisms, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles Pierce did not like James' or Dewey's version of his work and thus attempted to bring forth his own form called __________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Pragmaticism.
(c) Monogenism.
(d) Pragmatics.

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

3. All of the following historical events played a role for William James becoming more active politically except ________.
(a) Suppression of the Phillipine Independence Movement.
(b) Publication of 'The Will to Believe.'
(c) Lynchings in the South.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

4. __________consisted mainly of abolitionists which was shown when it enrolled 34,000 out of 37,000 available men for the war.
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During one of the club meetings _________ read a paper called Design and Chance.

3. Soon after he was fired from Johns Hopkins, Charles Pierce bought a farm with his new wife. He was subsequently fired from ________.

4. Holmes argued that judges used __________ and then find precedents to explain their decisions.

5. Pierce reviewed _________ written by John Dewey and was completely disgusted.

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