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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1908 'The Process of Government' was published by __________.
(a) William James.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) Anthony Bentley.
(d) Franz Boas.

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

3. The first president of the University of Chicago was_________.
(a) George Herbert Mead.
(b) John Dewey.
(c) William James.
(d) William Rainey Harper.

4. ________ was fired from Johns Hopkins University due to his personal problems from the past.
(a) Francis Parker.
(b) Charles Pierce.
(c) George Morris.
(d) John Dewey.

5. When Dewey's appointment for principal was withdrawn he left the university to go to __________.
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) University of Chicago.

6. Modern societies are led by ________ and the procedures and theories that led to modernity.
(a) Chance.
(b) Heredity.
(c) Nurture.
(d) Nature.

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

8. University presidents or ____________ did not accept the formation of the American Association of University Professors.
(a) Congressmen.
(b) Board of trustees.
(c) Unions.
(d) Teachers.

9. Charles Pierce did not like James' or Dewey's version of his work and thus attempted to bring forth his own form called __________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Monogenism.
(c) Pragmaticism.
(d) Pragmatics.

10. The school was run based on the operating philosophies of ________ schools, including 'pure learning' and 'academic freedom'.
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Belgian.
(d) English.

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

12. Dewey offered to combine the Laboratory school and ________ elementary in order to keep the funding of a wealthy patron.
(a) Washington.
(b) Rockefeller.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Parker.

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

14. After Hall discredited several candidates for the professor of philosophy position, one was finally hired in __________.
(a) 1910.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1810.

15. Holmes and James ________ after their marriages.
(a) Became good friends.
(b) Wrote a book together.
(c) Taught at the same university.
(d) Went their separate ways.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pragmatism states "people are the agents of their own destinies" and was not used by _________.

2. Holmes argued that judges used __________ and then find precedents to explain their decisions.

3. President Gillman later fired all ________ faculty from the school effectively removing anyone teaching philosophy.

4. The university presidents still gave __________ and fired faculty for not expressing the views of the college.

5. Holmes believed that experiences are governed by society and thus _________.

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