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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Polygeny and Craniometry before Darwin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?
(a) Scientific
(b) Spiritual
(c) Psychological
(d) Ethical

2. Gould does not believe that ____________ change reflects changes in social concepts.
(a) scientific
(b) cultural
(c) racial
(d) biological

3. Who was the skull collector that had more than one thousand different skulls?
(a) Samuel Morton
(b) Stephen Gould
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) Louis

4. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.
(a) ethnic
(b) biological
(c) racial
(d) social

5. Each person is assigned a single ________ that determines his ranking on the scale.
(a) measurement
(b) chance
(c) number
(d) test

Short Answer Questions

1. Gould goes on to say that science has not been constrained by _________.

2. Gould says the manner in which ___________ are formulated is also problematic to studies.

3. Socrates' friend does not believe his ideas, saying that it is a lie and that ________ generations won't believe it, but ________ generations might.

4. Ranking is used to determine that various disadvantaged groups are ______________.

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

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