View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Positive Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is logical to assume that mentality and ____________ are located in the brain.
(a) intelligence
(b) spirit
(c) logic
(d) potential

2. Black anatomical structure was often compared to that of a __________.
(a) horse
(b) monkey
(c) donkey
(d) dog

3. The author of "An American Dilemma" says that Americans and others would only consider the __________ factors when they were forced to.
(a) environmental
(b) spiritual
(c) biological
(d) educational

4. The answer to #142 indicates how much of a change there is in one variable due to a change in __________.
(a) the numbers
(b) another variable
(c) the environment
(d) the weather

5. Craniometry is used for the _______ status of the people ranked at the bottom of the hierarchy.
(a) intelligence
(b) racial
(c) educational
(d) inferior

Short Answer Questions

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

2. David Hume was a believer in the superiority of the _______ and polygeny.

3. Members of the inferior group were always compared with ________ children.

4. Experts claimed it was no good to __________ blacks.

5. Whose advice does Gould feel he has followed during the course of this book?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 196 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample