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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. Holmes was eventually released from his commission and returned home. When he did he entered Harvard to study_________.
(a) Biology.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Law.

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

3. William James created ___________ and brought it to the public for Charles Pierce.
(a) Pragmatics.
(b) Monogenism.
(c) Pragmaticism.
(d) Pragmatism.

4. Pierce reviewed _________ written by John Dewey and was completely disgusted.
(a) The Will to Believe.
(b) The Varieties of Religious Experience.
(c) Studies of Logical Theory.
(d) The Origin of The Species.

5. The Battle of the Wilderness claimed 60,000 lives and was fought over the span of _________.
(a) 60 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 40 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ felt that he was at a disadvantage because he had no formal education.

2. One of the problems of Pragmatism is that it does not take into account _________.

3. _________ states that the government is created by individuals for the purpose of protecting those individuals.

4. _________ lowered employee wages but refused to help them in any way including lowering rent in the buildings he owned.

5. _________ wrote a book called 'The Will to Believe' and dedicated it to Charles Pierce.

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