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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hereditarian Theory of IQ.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lombroso, the genes of the past are contained in the hereditary of the individual and the ___________ surfaces at times.
(a) behavior
(b) aggression towards women
(c) shyness
(d) playfulness

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

3. The individual's social and economic status is determined by biology so any attempt to make changes has to be _________.
(a) costly
(b) impossible
(c) useful
(d) unlikely

4. Havelock Ellis was a scientist who claimed the superiority of __________ during this period.
(a) elderly people
(b) men
(c) women
(d) children

5. Havelock found that _________ males were more effeminate.
(a) rural
(b) rrban
(c) craftsworking
(d) older

Short Answer Questions

1. Gould wants to reexamine the existing __________ for craniometry and intelligence testing.

2. Who was Francis Galton's cousin?

3. Broca also thought that ________ should be denied the benefits of education due to smaller brains.

4. Who is the author of "An American Dilemma?"

5. Within what century did science become fascinated with numbers?

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