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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. Within his theory of pragmatism, James came to believe that some beliefs were __________.
(a) Instinctive.
(b) Counter-intuitive.
(c) Irrational.
(d) Empty.

2. When his salary was less than expected John Dewey decided to _________.
(a) Move out of the country.
(b) Teach only during the fall.
(c) Ask for more money.
(d) Take another position.

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

4. Cultural ______________ seemed to foster prejudice and discrimination, though Kallen used the phrase in a book in 1924.
(a) Marxism.
(b) Missteps.
(c) Pluralism.
(d) Errors.

5. ___________ believed that mind and reality were abstract and a single process, humans use their ideas to cope in their environment.
(a) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(b) William James.
(c) Charles Pierce.
(d) John Dewey.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ believed that laws were tools used by judges to set guidelines but were not actual and definitive.

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

3. Oliver Wendell Holmes often preached the __________.

4. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought by generals Lee and ________.

5. In September of 1876 __________ died of an overdose at the age of 46.

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