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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Measuring Bodies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Francis Galton's cousin?
(a) Stephen Gould
(b) Charles Darwin
(c) Paul Broca
(d) Benjamin Franklin

2. The argument of _______________ is the basis for believing that measuring the intelligence of an individual allows a measure of worth or value to be attached.
(a) biological transfiguration
(b) biological destiny
(c) biological determinism
(d) biological evolution

3. Who was a 19th century anatomist who believed in the theory of polygenism?
(a) Serres
(b) Broca
(c) Gould
(d) Blumenbach

4. On what did Bean gather information?
(a) Social status
(b) Corpus callosum
(c) Family intelligence
(d) Shoe size

5. "For the past two centuries, scientific claims have become the primary agent for validating Plato's ________."
(a) Myth
(b) Story
(c) Argument
(d) Life

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nationality of H. J. Eysenck?

2. Bean felt that the ______, or front part of the brain, was smaller in women than in men.

3. Havelock found that _________ males were more effeminate.

4. Science means looking for the ________ based on facts.

5. Who was the data analyst for the answer to #55?

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