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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Real Error of Cyril Burt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Louis from #55 believed that there were different centers of _________.
(a) possibility
(b) creation
(c) races
(d) life

2. E.D. Cope based his theory in #92 on the idea that the ____________ brought on earlier maturation.
(a) warmer climate
(b) many wartimes
(c) cooler climate
(d) lack of sun

3. Gould felt that Eysenck's arguments are not based on ___________ facts.
(a) realistic
(b) racial
(c) statistical
(d) measured

4. The field of ________ sciences was redefined during the 19th century.
(a) skeletal
(b) life
(c) health
(d) mental

5. The principal components approach allowed Burt to identify _________ factors.
(a) multi-variate
(b) group
(c) G
(d) basic

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the perceived problems of Lombroso's theory was the need to call _________ criminals.

2. When Burt's sample increased, his correlation between pairs for IQ _________.

3. Did a desire for ______ lead to the questions and data to support a predetermined conclusion?

4. "______________ proved an irresistible criterion for any scientist who wanted to rank human groups as higher or lower."

5. Who believes blacks are inferior but that intelligence should not be tied to the right for freedom?

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