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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 main question becomes, can ________ change the status of the inferior group?
(a) DNA
(b) environment
(c) medication
(d) education

2. Who believes blacks are inferior but that intelligence should not be tied to the right for freedom?
(a) Racial ranking staff
(b) Hard liners
(c) Red liners
(d) Soft liners

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

4. Blumenbach believed differences in races might be linked to __________.
(a) dood
(b) DNA
(c) climate
(d) water supply

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It is logical to assume that mentality and ____________ are located in the brain.

2. "For the past two centuries, scientific claims have become the primary agent for validating Plato's ________."

3. Who feels that blacks are inferior and therefore deserve the status of a slave?

4. Craniometry is used for the _______ status of the people ranked at the bottom of the hierarchy.

5. Who was a 19th century anatomist who believed in the theory of polygenism?

(see the answer key)

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