View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gould calls biological determinism a theory of _____________ that has had a profound effect on many people.
(a) races
(b) limits
(c) prejudice
(d) society

2. According to Gould, science must be viewed in its ________ context since culture and environment also influence facts and theories.
(a) racial
(b) biological
(c) ethnic
(d) social

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

4. Where was Robert Bennett Bean a physician?
(a) Ohio
(b) Virginia
(c) Texas
(d) Massachusetts

5. What did Galton measure in order to ascertain the intelligence of people?
(a) Their leg length
(b) Their skull
(c) Their wrist
(d) The space between their eyes

6. Broca's numbers were based on his ______________, according to Gould.
(a) research
(b) observations
(c) family
(d) mathematics

7. Socrates' friend does not believe his ideas, saying that it is a lie and that ________ generations won't believe it, but ________ generations might.
(a) common, enlightened
(b) present, future
(c) future, present
(d) poor, rich

8. What kinds of weaknesses is Gould looking to find in the arguments of other scientists presented in this book?
(a) Psychological
(b) Scientific
(c) Spiritual
(d) Ethical

9. Which was the second-ranked race for the practitioners of racial ranking?
(a) Blacks
(b) Chinese
(c) Indians
(d) Whites

10. Gould goes on to say that science has not been constrained by _________.
(a) data
(b) numbers
(c) ideas
(d) facts

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

12. Which was the top-ranked race in practitioners of racial ranking?
(a) Whites
(b) Indians
(c) Chinese
(d) Blacks

13. What kind of disease can cause the brain to diminish in size before death?
(a) Flu
(b) Degenerative
(c) Heart
(d) Sudden

14. Socrates says that class is ____________.
(a) Useful
(b) Predetermined
(c) Unneccesary
(d) Inhumane

15. If inferiority is cultural, then it can be changed by __________ factors
(a) biological
(b) educational
(c) environmental
(d) governmental

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hume believed there was never a __________ nation that wasn't made of white men.

3. Did a desire for ______ lead to the questions and data to support a predetermined conclusion?

4. What means there is some sort of ordering that is used in assigning individuals to their relevant spot?

5. Which race was ranked last in the eyes of the practitioners of racial ranking?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 354 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample