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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. James felt that pragmatism was the philosophy of __________.
(a) Being practical.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Decision making.
(d) Complexity.

3. ___________ was only given if there was a chance it could be taken away, according to Dewey and Holmes.
(a) Peace.
(b) Money.
(c) Freedom.
(d) War.

4. The new organization developed by Dewey, Lovejoy, and Cattell had thirty-one investigations of ____________.
(a) Malpractice.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Wrongful termination.
(d) Sexual harrassment.

5. Pierce reviewed _________ written by John Dewey and was completely disgusted.
(a) The Origin of The Species.
(b) The Varieties of Religious Experience.
(c) The Will to Believe.
(d) Studies of Logical Theory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1900, James was scheduled to lecture at the ____________ but became ill and wasn't able to do it until 1902.

3. Daniel Gillman, the first president of Johns Hopkins wanted ________ to teach philosophy at the school.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Charles Pierce arrived at the school, what did he announce he was going to revive?

2. What did Randolph Bourne believe his purpose in life was, according to this book?

3. What was happened that made it difficult for Dewey to get into Chicago to start his new job?

4. Why did Pierce and his wife go to New York after he was fired from the Coast Survey?

5. Why was Pierce fired from his job at Johns Hopkins University around January of 1884?

6. What did Dewey and Holmes think about the idea of giving freedom to others?

7. What was the theory put forth by Holmes' lecture series, "The Common Law?"

8. What did Pierce have to do because of the cancer that ravaged his body in his later years?

9. What was never the intention of the American Association of University Professors though it ended up being the case anyway?

10. Why was the idea of pluralism not received well by those who heard about it?

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