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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. Unlike Darwin, Charles Pierce did not believe that randomness __________.
(a) Was a fact of nature.
(b) Is based on laws.
(c) Is related to statistics.
(d) Serves a purpose.

2. ____________ began with a drunken man hallucinating in a tavern. This religion later became affiliated with Mesmerism.
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Protestantism.
(c) Scottish Baptism.
(d) Swedenborgism.

3. Even though he had no formal education in either, ___________ taught psychology and philosophy at Harvard.
(a) Henry James Sr.
(b) William James
(c) Bob James.
(d) Henry James Jr.

4. The dominant political party during the time of the Civil War was ________.
(a) Independent Party
(b) Democratic Party.
(c) Republican Party.
(d) Whig Party.

5. Henry James had a relationship with _________ who like him disliked institutionalization and systems.
(a) Charles Lowell.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(d) Henry Abbott.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ created the method of least squares in order to find the true location of the object.

2. Quetlet published several pieces that pointed to societal factors instead of biological factors. Which country in Europe were unsure of his work?

3. In 1854 __________ published a two-book set entitled Types of Mankind asserting the supremacy of the white race.

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

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

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