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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the universities of the time were using the law enacted by ____________.

2. When the schools combined, Dewey appointed _________ to be the principal.

3. The authority of _________ characterizes pre-modern societies, but not modern societies.

4. Dewey believed that prejudice was just a phase that a society needed to go through in order to get to the new societal ________.

5. Most of the faculty at the University of Chicago held the firm beliefs of ________ and Dewey did not fit in well.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the book, "The Process of Government," fairly obscure in the market?

2. Why did the new theory of cultural pluralism seem to foster prejudice and discrimination?

3. Who created the University of Chicago though he stayed out of all areas except the financial area?

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

5. Who created the Hull House in the poorest section of Chicago?

6. What would happen if Harper did not like something a teacher said during a lecture?

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

8. Why was Cattell fired from Columbia University with the start of WWI?

9. What did Dewey believe about mind and reality in his time after leaving Chicago?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Agassiz decided to teach others about science through the use of observation and of hands on experience.

Part 1: Why do you think observation is such a helpful teaching tool in relation to science?

Part 2: Why do you think hands on experience is such a helpful teaching method in relation to science?

Part 3: Do you prefer hands on learning? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The main achievement of this time was the development of a modern life and a modern society.

Part 1: Why was it important for the society to develop into a more modern landscape during this time?

Part 2: Why do you think society didn't believe it was modern 'enough' during this time period?

Part 3: In what ways did society change from that period of time to the modern day today? Are we even more modern now? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

To a certain extent, many of the families of the thinkers had certain advantages over other families in the area.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair for some families to have advantages in relation to education? Why or why not?

Part 2: If the educational playing field could be completely level, do you think there could be great thinkers? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think so many of the thinkers in this story had the success they did?

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