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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Real Error of Cyril Burt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Experts claimed it was no good to __________ blacks.
(a) educate
(b) understand
(c) listen to
(d) study

2. What is the study of measuring the human head in order to assess intelligence called?
(a) Craniometry
(b) Psychology
(c) Cranial-sacral therapy
(d) Neurology

3. E.D. Cope based his theory in #92 on the idea that the ____________ brought on earlier maturation.
(a) lack of sun
(b) many wartimes
(c) warmer climate
(d) cooler climate

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

5. It was thought that black brains could not ____________ or absorb information.
(a) hear
(b) handle
(c) believe
(d) understand

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What technique is explained in terms of geometry and matrix algebra?

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

4. Gould calls biological determinism a theory of _____________ that has had a profound effect on many people.

5. How many rules did Binet come up with in order to decrease the likelihood of his test being misused?

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