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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. When the expedition to Brazil returned, _________ gave lectures about evidence of the Ice Age in Brazil.
(a) Louis Agassiz.
(b) William James.
(c) Elisabeth Agassiz.
(d) Charles Darwin.

2. 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) Jobbism.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Separatism.
(d) Occupationism.

3. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a(n) _________.
(a) Unionist.
(b) Abolitionist.
(c) Populist.
(d) Segregationist.

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

5. Holmes was not present for the Battle of Fredericksburg and viewed it as _________.
(a) Racist.
(b) A great success.
(c) A waste of humanity.
(d) Proof of his convictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. The military leaders during the time of the civil war were often chosen due to __________.

2. Holmes joined the army because he felt that it was his duty to fight for what he believed. What was his first battle?

3. In January of 1861, Richard Hallowell hired Holmes as a body guard for __________.

4. Charles Pierce had an addiction to ______ that started due to a childhood prescription for facial neuralgia.

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

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