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

2. "Plato relied upon dialectic, the Church upon __________."
(a) dogma
(b) leaders
(c) God
(d) faith

3. Hume believed there was never a __________ nation that wasn't made of white men.
(a) useless
(b) civilized
(c) conflict ridden
(d) productive

4. The craniometry argument is the first __________ argument that has been offered.
(a) reliable
(b) logical
(c) plausible
(d) scientific

5. Who feels that blacks are inferior and therefore deserve the status of a slave?
(a) Red liners
(b) Hard liners
(c) Racial ranking experts
(d) Soft liners

Short Answer Questions

1. Black anatomical structure was often compared to that of a __________.

2. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?

3. What other kind of testing, besides head measurement, can begin to measure the intelligence of a person?

4. What does Socrates feel will happen when all people are intelligent?

5. Which was the second-ranked race for the practitioners of racial ranking?

(see the answer key)

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