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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. William James believed that there were always more solutions to a project than a single person could create, which led to the idea of ___________.
(a) Scientific Monism.
(b) Polytheism.
(c) Scientific Pluralism.
(d) Polygenism.

2. Henry James Sr. rebelled against his father and took up religion in the form of ___________.
(a) Swedenborgian.
(b) Presbyterian.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Scottish Baptist.

3. _______ used his studies of Black Egyptian skulls to conclude that black people had always been slaves.
(a) Henry James Sr.
(b) William James.
(c) Louis Agassiz.
(d) Samuel George Morton.

4. Due to the ___________ whims of Henry Jr. and William led the family to move several times to various places in the world.
(a) Occupational.
(b) Educational.
(c) Artistic.
(d) Religious.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. William James concluded from his trip to Brazil that the effects of race and circumstances depend on a person's __________.

3. While in Brazil, ________ found the people there to be 'refined and gentlemanly' and had to reconsider previous beliefs.

4. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.

5. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court for _______ years.

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