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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 7 The Pierces, Section 5 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 1 | Part 3, Chapter 8 The Law of Errors, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dominant political party during the time of the Civil War was ________.
(a) Whig Party.
(b) Republican Party.
(c) Independent Party
(d) Democratic Party.

2. ___________ felt that he was at a disadvantage because he had no formal education.
(a) William James.
(b) Bob James.
(c) Wilky James.
(d) Henry James Jr.

3. 12 years out of school, Holmes wrote an article based on ________, the idea that if one does his job correctly and with honor, one should be fulfilled.
(a) Occupationism.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Jobbism.
(d) Separatism.

4. The Civil War saw the end of the __________ industry in New England.
(a) Fishing.
(b) Textile.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Whaling.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the murder of ________ Emerson's distrust of the South grew as did his affiliation with the abolitionists.

3. Whaling expeditions were often underwritten by agencies which were run by __________.

4. After Holmes returned to the army following the Battle of Fredericksburg, there was a new regiment created of black volunteers, the __________.

5. ____________ began with a drunken man hallucinating in a tavern. This religion later became affiliated with Mesmerism.

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