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

2. ___________ disliked immigration and created a society of married women who demanded their husbands pay for housecleaning.
(a) Elizabeth Agassiz.
(b) Harriet Melusina Fay.
(c) Sarah Pierce.
(d) Hetty Robinson.

3. _________ had more spindles of cotton than all of the eleven states of the South put together.
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Boston.
(d) Jamestown.

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

5. Oliver Wendell Holmes often preached the __________.
(a) Superiority of white people.
(b) Good word of the Bible.
(c) The equality of all people.
(d) The evils of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. The method of least squares was used by Charles in his research for the Coast Survey which led to being considered one of the best ____________

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

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

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

5. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought by generals Lee and ________.

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