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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 6 | Part 5, Chapter 13 Pragmatisms, Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Morris returned to the University of Michigan and _______ followed him.
(a) Francis Parker.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) William James.
(d) Charles Pierce.

3. 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 ____________
(a) Politicians.
(b) Meteorologists.
(c) Astronomers.
(d) Statisticians.

4. Dewey had to fight for funding in his department. He tried to get funding for the laboratory by _________.
(a) Investing his own money.
(b) Making it tuition based.
(c) Applying for federal grants.
(d) Borrowing money from Rockefeller.

5. In September of 1876 __________ died of an overdose at the age of 46.
(a) Charles Eliot.
(b) Nicholas St. John Green.
(c) Chauncy Wright.
(d) William James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Students in Dewey's classes were taught by _______.

2. The first president of the University of Chicago was_________.

3. William James spent a great deal of time and energy on being indecisive, but he was able to use it to create the idea of _________.

4. Pierce reviewed _________ written by John Dewey and was completely disgusted.

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

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