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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. _________ lowered employee wages but refused to help them in any way including lowering rent in the buildings he owned.

2. In May 1918, Congress amended the law to become the Espionage and _________ Act.

3. James asked his brother to stay with him after death to see if they could still ___________ after he was dead.

4. In the end Gillman ended up hiring ________ of James' suggestions for new faculty positions.

5. Soon after he was fired from Johns Hopkins, Charles Pierce bought a farm with his new wife. He was subsequently fired from ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the greatest achievement of Holmes which occurred before he was 40 years old?

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

3. What did Dewey do after leaving the University of Michigan at the age of thirty-five?

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

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

6. How were students taught at the laboratory school in Chicago by Dewey and the staff?

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

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

9. What was the new requirement of all students who enrolled in Harvard Professional Schools?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In some cases of these great thinkers of the book, the relationship between the father and son influenced the discoveries and the ideas.

Part 1: Why do you think the father figure has so much influence over the son?

Part 2: Why do you think these great thinkers were at odds with their fathers in many cases?

Part 3: What might have happened had the fathers and sons gotten along better? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Holmes began to realize after fighting in the war that the circumstances in which someone is placed often affects their behavior more that other influences.

Part 1: Do you think criminals are affected more by their environment or by their genetics? Why?

Part 2: Do you believe that circumstances should be considered when deciding the guilt of a criminal? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think circumstances can cause someone to do something they may not want to do?

Essay Topic 3

For many of the men in this book, the idea of including Christianity in their believe systems was important.

Part 1: Why do you think these great thinkers also tended to be men of great faith?

Part 2: Do you think it's necessary to link great thoughts with religion and with spirituality? Why or why not?

Part 3: Are the thinker's ideas strengthened or weakened by the inclusion of religion. Why?

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