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

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 G

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 5, Chapter 15 Freedoms, Section 3 | Part 5, Chapter 15 Freedoms, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Holmes greatest achievement was __________.
(a) A series of books on monogenism.
(b) The lecture series 'The Common Law.'
(c) His Civil War accomplishments.
(d) His teaching appointments.

2. Henry Sr. viewed _________ as he did everything, with a distrust of institutions.
(a) Military.
(b) Government.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

3. In the North, people were split between the Abolitionists and the _________.
(a) Pro-slavery faction.
(b) Segregationists.
(c) Unionists.
(d) Populists.

4. __________ 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.

5. John Dewey attended the University of Vermont and was a supporter of __________.
(a) Conservative individualism.
(b) Pragmatism.
(c) Montpelier philosophy.
(d) Burlington philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ published many newspaper columns and books through donations or self-publication.

2. This new organization was sold to ___________ stating that it protected university and college professors from being terminated for differing thoughts.

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

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

5. Holmes joined the army because he felt that it was his duty to fight for what he believed. What was his first battle?

(see the answer key)

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