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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. The answer to #55 was known as a _________ because he looked for small differences between species.
(a) microcosm expert
(b) striker
(c) splitter
(d) species expert

2. What was the most famous work of the man in #59?
(a) Crania
(b) Crania Astounda
(c) Crania Americana
(d) Crania Inca

3. Gould says the manner in which ___________ are formulated is also problematic to studies.
(a) study conditions
(b) formulas
(c) data sets
(d) scientific questions

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

5. When did craniometry first appear in the study of intelligence?
(a) Early 19th century
(b) Early 18th century
(c) Last 18th century
(d) Late 19th century

Short Answer Questions

1. Gould does not believe that ____________ change reflects changes in social concepts.

2. Who was the skull collector that had more than one thousand different skulls?

3. The answer to #48 also tried to show the entities with a higher ranking had to repeat the _________ of those with lower ranking.

4. In America, the theory of polygeny was supported by Louis __________.

5. Louis from #55 believed that there were different centers of _________.

(see the answer key)

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