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

Louis Menand
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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. In 1918 a new political party called _________ was created by Melusina Fay Pierce.
(a) Hereditary Americans.
(b) Whigs.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Independents.

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

3. Dewey started the laboratory school because he believed that Chicago public schools had a _________ on children.
(a) Depressive.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Bias.

4. Holmes was not present for the Battle of Fredericksburg and viewed it as _________.
(a) A great success.
(b) Racist.
(c) Proof of his convictions.
(d) A waste of humanity.

5. James believed that reality operated in the following ways except _________.
(a) It is many directional.
(b) It is many dimensional.
(c) Things progess in an ultimate and absolute way.
(d) Things are connected loosely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Holmes was wounded ______ times during the Civil War.

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

3. Dewey had to fight for funding in his department. He tried to get funding for the laboratory by _________.

4. In May 1918, Congress amended the law to become the Espionage and _________ Act.

5. An individual could not have a right or a freedom unless ___________ as a whole had it first.

(see the answer key)

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