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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 was an extreme ________ like his father, but disagreed with many of his father's ideals.
(a) Scottish Baptist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Platonist.

2. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Change.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Peace.

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

4. In 1854 __________ published a two-book set entitled Types of Mankind asserting the supremacy of the white race.
(a) Nott and Glidden.
(b) Nott and James.
(c) Agassiz and Glidden.
(d) Nott and Agassiz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ disliked immigration and created a society of married women who demanded their husbands pay for housecleaning.

2. The war had been compared to _________ and the Union soldiers rallied themselves around it.

3. _________ had more spindles of cotton than all of the eleven states of the South put together.

4. Even though he had no formal education in either, ___________ taught psychology and philosophy at Harvard.

5. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a(n) _________.

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