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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In many societies in the early 20th Century the concept of ________ began to appear.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Xenophobia.
(c) Elitism.
(d) Social Darwinism.

3. _________ sat on the Supreme Court for 34 years, serving as Chief Justice before retiring in 1932.
(a) John Dewey.
(b) Oliver Holmes.
(c) William James.
(d) Benjamin Pierce.

4. Students in Dewey's classes were taught by _______.
(a) Observation.
(b) Example.
(c) Listening.
(d) Reading.

5. This new organization was sold to ___________ stating that it protected university and college professors from being terminated for differing thoughts.
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) The government.
(c) Rockefeller.
(d) The public.

6. What was the organization that Dewey, Lovejoy, and Cattell created in 1915, similar to the AMA or the ABA?
(a) UAW.
(b) AAUP.
(c) NAACP.
(d) PETA.

7. In 1900, James was scheduled to lecture at the ____________ but became ill and wasn't able to do it until 1902.
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) Columbia Univeristy.
(d) University of Chicago.

8. Most of the faculty at the University of Chicago held the firm beliefs of ________ and Dewey did not fit in well.
(a) The lower class.
(b) The unions.
(c) Pragmatism.
(d) The upper class.

9. An individual could not have a right or a freedom unless ___________ as a whole had it first.
(a) The President.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Society.

10. Dewey studied ________ philosophy under Morris while studying at Johns Hopkins.
(a) Aristotelian.
(b) Platonic.
(c) Hegelian.
(d) Sophic.

11. Pierce believed that the universe was constantly evolving and trying to reach ___________.
(a) Chaos.
(b) Relatvie truth.
(c) Absolute truth.
(d) Equilibrium.

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

13. William James created ___________ and brought it to the public for Charles Pierce.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Pragmaticism.
(c) Pragmatics.
(d) Monogenism.

14. Despite his extensive training both at home and abroad Morris was unable to attain a professorship until offered one at __________.
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Indiana.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Union Theological College.

15. The United States was currently in the middle of a ________ and many employers were cutting wages.
(a) Recession.
(b) Depression.
(c) Economic boom.
(d) Election.

Short Answer Questions

1. Randolph Bourne believed his purpose in life was to find the ____________ in other people's theories and philosophies.

2. Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Staff created _______ in the poorest section of Chicago.

3. Charles Pierce taught a ________ class in the fall of 1883 and spring of 1884 during which he announced the formation of the Metaphysical Club.

4. Cattell was fired from his job for _____________ another professor on his own personal time.

5. Jane Addams wrote an article comparing the opposing sides in the Pullman strike to __________.

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