The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Louis Menand
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 2 | Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 3 | Part 3, Chapter 9 The Metaphysical Club, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Henry James Sr. was born again during the _________.
(a) Transcendentalist Movement.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Awakening.
(d) Great Second Awakening.

2. Holmes was wounded ______ times during the Civil War.
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. __________ states that since there is no unknown variable, the measurement is likely to be between the two extremes.
(a) The Bell Curve Law.
(b) The Law of Probability.
(c) The Law of Statistics.
(d) The Law of Errors.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Civil War saw the end of the __________ industry in New England.

2. Many Southerners and Northerners found a problem with _________ because it seemed to contradict Genesis.

3. In 1897 _________ made a speech during a monument dedication to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.

4. Unlike Darwin, Charles Pierce did not believe that randomness __________.

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

(see the answer key)

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